Cricket 1884

6 8 CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME, a p r i l 24,1884 25. Or if in playing at the ball he hit down his wicket with his bat or any part of his person or dress :—1*Hit wicket.” 26. Or if under pretence of running, or otherwise, either of the batsmen wilfully prevent a ball from being caught:—“ Ob­ structing the field.” 27. Or, if the ball be struck, or be stopped by any part of his person, and he wilfully strike it again, except it be done for the pur­ pose of guarding his wicket, which he may do with his bat, or any part of his person, ex­ cept his hands:—“ Hit the ball twice.” Eitherbatsman is out. 28. If in running, or at any other time, while the ball is in play, he be out of his ground, and his wicket be struck down by the ball after touching any fieldsman, or by the hand or arm, with ball in hand, of any fieldsman :—“ Eun out.” 29. Or, if he touoh with his hands or take up the ball while in play, unless at the request of the opposite side;— “ Handled the ball.” 30. Or if he wilfully obstruct any fields­ man :—“ Obstructing the field. ” 31. If the batsmen have crossed each other, he that rung for the wicket which is E at down is out; if they have not crossed, e that has left the wicket which is put down is out. 32. The striker being caught no run shall be scored. A batsman being run out, that run which was being attempted shall not be scored. 33. A batsman being out from any cause, the ball shall be “ dead.” 34. If a ball in play cannot be found or recovered, any fieldsman may call “ lost ball,” when the ball shall be “ dead ; ” six runs Bhall be added to the score, but if more than six runs have been run before “ lost ball” has been called, as many runs as have been run shall be scored. 35. After the ball shall have been finally settled in the wicketkeeper’s or bowler’s hand it shall be “ dead ;” but when the bowler is about to deliver the ball, if the batsman at his wicket be out of his ground before actual delivery, the said bowler may run him o u t; but if the bowler throw at that wicket and any run result, it shall be scored “ No-Ball.” 36. A batsman shall not retire from his wicket and return to it to complete his innings after another has been in without the consent of the opposite side. 37. A substitute shall be allowed to field or run between wickets for any player who may during the match be incapacitated from illness or injury, but for no other reason, except with the consent of the opposite side. 38. In all cases where a substitute shall be allowed, the consent of the opposite sides shall be obtained as to the person to act as substitute and the place in the field which he shall take. 39. In case any substitute shall be allowed to ran between wickets, the striker may be run out if either he or his substitute be out of his ground. If the striker be out of his ground while the ball is in play, that wicket which he has left may be put down and the striker given out, although the other batsman may have made good the ground at that end, and the striker and his substitute at the other end. 40. A batsman is liable to be out for any infringement of the laws by his substitute. 41. The fieldsman may stop the ball with any part of his person, but if he wilfully stop it otherwise the ball shall be “ dead,” and five runs added to the score. Whatever runs may have been made five only shall be added, 42. The wicketkeeper shall stand behind the wicket. If he shall take the ball for the purpose of stumping before it has passed the wicket, or if he shall incom­ mode the striker by any noise, or motion, or if any part of his person be over or before the wicket, the striker shall not be out, exoepting under laws 26, 27,28, 29, and 30. 43. The umpires are the sole judges of fair or unfair play, of the fitness of the ground, the weather, and the light for play ; all disputes shall be determined by them, and if they disagree the actual state of things shall continue. 44. They shall pitch’fair wickets, arrange boundaries where necessary, and the allow­ ances to be made for them, and change ends after each side has had one innings. 45. They shall allow two minutes for each strike r to come in, and ten minutes between each innings. When they shall call “ play,” the side refusing to play shall lose the match. 46. They shall not'order a batsman out unless appealed to by the other side. 47. The umpire at the bowler’s wicket shall be appealed to before the other umpire in all cases except in those of stumping, hit wicket, run out at the striker’s wicket, or arising out of Law 42, but in any case in which an umpire is unable to give a decision he shall appeal to the other umpire, whose decision shall be final. 48. If the umpire at the bowler’s end be not satisfied of the absolute fairness of the delivery of any ball, he shall call “ No ball.” 49. The umpire shall take especial care to call “ No-ball ” instantly upon delivery, “ Wide ball” as soon as it shall pass the striker. 50. If either batsman run a short run, the umpire shall call “ One short,” and the run shall not be scored. 51. After the umpire has called “ Over,” the ball is “ dead,” but an appeal may be made as to whether either batsman is out, such appeal however shall not be made after the delivery of the next ball, nor after any cessation of play. 52. No umpire shall be allowed to bet. 53. No umpire shall be changed during a match unless with the consent of both sides, except in case of violation of Law 51, then either side may dismiss him. 54. The side which goes in second shall follow their innings, if they have scored eighty runs less than the opposite side. O ne D a i M atches . 1. The side which goes in second shall follow their innings if they have scored 60 runs less than the opposite side. 2. The match when not played out shall be deoided by the first innings. S ingle W icket . The laws are, where they apply, the same as the above, with the following alterations and additions :— 1. One wicket shall be pitched, as in Law 6, with a bowling stump opposite to it, at a distance of 22 yards. The bowling crease shall be in a line with the bowling stamp, and drawn according to Law 7. 2. When there shall be less than five players on a side, bounds shall be placed 22 yards each in a line from the off and leg stump. 3. The ball must be hit before the bounds to entitle the striker to a run, which run cannot be obtained unless he iouch the bowling stump or crease in a line with his bat, or some part of his person, or go beyond them, and return to the popping crease. 4. When the striker shall hit the ball, one of his feet must be on the ground behind the popping crease, otherwise the umpire shall call “ No hit,” and no run shall be scored. 5. When there shall be less than five players on a side, neither byes, leg-byes, nor overthrows shall be allowed, nor shall the striker be caught out behind the wicket, nor stumped. 6. The fieldsman must return the ball so that it shall cross the ground between the wicket and the bowling stump, or between the bowling stump and the bounds; tho striker may run till the ball be so returned. 7. After the striker shall have made one run, if he start again he must touch the bowling stump or crease and turn before the ball cross the ground to entitle him to another. 8. The striker shall be entitled to three runs for lost ball, and the same number for ball wilfully stopped by a fieldsman other­ wise than with any part of his person. 9. When there shall be more than four players on a side there shall be no bounds. All hits, byes, leg-byes, and overthrows shall then be allowed. 10. There shall be no restriction as to the ball being bowled in overs, but no more than one minute shall be allowed between each ball. I n a match between the Old Basford Amateurs and Hucknall Amateurs, on April 12, H. Meakin took five wickets at a cost of two runs. F ob the Middle Mill Club at Kingston-on- Thames, on April 14, E. Gordon carried his bat all through the innings for 27 out of 44 runs, and also took seven wi«kets for ten runs. O n April 14, for Beckton, H. Pickett, the Essex fast bowler, took six wickets of Eavensbourne, in their first innings, for 12 runs. In the second innings of the same club, B. C. Curtis, another member of the Beckton Club, who was last season tried for the county, took eight wickets (seven clean bowled) for 12 runs. I n a match on Saturday between Car­ rington Robin Hood and Hucknall Foresters, J. Houldsworth took eight Foresters’ wickets for eight runs. L on d on and S ububban A s s o cia tio n .— Though this is only the second season of the above association, it already consists of over* forty metropolitan clubs, representing about 1,500 cricketers. The committee has ar­ ranged a two days’ match with Surrey County C.C., on July 23 and 24, and by the kind permission of the committee of that body, are able to play their final cup ties there on August 26 and 27. The draw for the first round of the cup will take place at Ander- ton’sHotel on Tuesday, May 6, and we would remind the clubs that the entrance fee to this season’s competition must be sent to the hon. sec. on or before May 1. The committee also intend to arrange matches between a team chosen from the clubs North of the Thames and a team chosen from clubs South of the Thames. Any clubs wishing to take part in the cup competition can be elected previous to the draw.