1936 rules -
Preliminary to pitching, the pitcher shall take his position facing the batsman, with both feet squarely on the ground and both feet on top of the pitcher's plate. The ball shall be held in both hands in front of the body.
No statement concerning presenting the ball, only that the pitch starts when on hand is removed from the ball and that hand shall not touch the ball again prior to the delivery of the ball to the batsman
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