five o'clock
A long stand at cricket is a soothing sight to watch . There was an absence of hurry about the batsmen which harmonised well with the drowsy summer afternoon . And yet runs were coming at a fair pace . The hundred went up at five o'clock , the hundred and fifty at half-past . Both batsmen were completely at home , and the M.C.C. third-change bowlers had been put on . Then the great wicket-keeper took off the pads and gloves , and the fieldsmen retired to posts at the extreme edge of the ground . `` Lobs , '' said Burgess .