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Slip catching cradle

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A slip catching cradle is a device used by cricketers to practice taking catches.

It consists of long, thin ash lathes over a bowed metal frame and is commonly used at most cricket clubs.[1] It was invented by the Reverend Gilbert Harrison Bartlett.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gavin Mortimer (6 June 2013). A History of Cricket in 100 Objects. Profile Books. pp. 106–. ISBN 978-1-84765-959-0.
  • Cricinfo
  • Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1959 (Obituaries)