Cricket 1894

MAR. 22, 1894 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 48 3. Before the commencement of the match two umpires shall be appointed; one for each ead. 44. They shall pitch fair wickets, arrange boundaries where necessary, and the a'lowances to >e nude for them, and change ends after eich side has had one inniDgs. U m pires . 36. Before the commencement of a match two um­ pires shall be appointed, one for each wicket. They shall change wickets (ie ., ends) after each side has had one innings. 43. The Umpires are the so?e judges of fair or unfair play, of the fitness of the ground, the weather, and the litshb for play; all disputes shall be deter­ mined by them, and if they dieagrfe, the actual Btate of things sh all con­ tinue. 37. The umpires shall be the sole judge3 of fair or unfair play, of the fitness, for play, of the ground (Law 5), the weathtr and the light. All disputes shall be deter­ mined by them, and, if they disag ee, the actual state of things shall con inue. 44. They shall pitch fair wickets. 38. The umpires shall arrange boundaries where arrange boundaries where necessary, necessary, and tbe allowance s to be made for them, and the allowances to re made for J them, and change ends after each side has had one innings. 45. They shall allow two minutes for 39. The ump!res shall allow two minutes for each each striker to come in, and ten batsman to come in, anc ten minutes betwten each they1BhalleaU6" Play?" innings. When they shall call “ Play," the side refusing to play shall lose the matcb. to play shall lose the match. 48 b . The umpire shall take special 40. The umpire at the bowler’s wicket shall take care to call ‘‘ No ball” instantly upon especial care to call “ no-ball” instantly upon delivery ; BhaUehZve passed6the striker80011 “ wide-ball ” as soon as the ball shall have passed the striker. bet N° umpire 8ha11 ‘ e allowed to 41. N o umpire shall be allowed to bet. 62. No umpire shall be changed during a match, unless with the con­ sent of both eides. except in case of violation of Law 51; then either side may dismiss him. 42. No umpire shall be changed during a match, unless with tbe consent of both sides ; except in case of illness or injury, or violation of Law 41, when either side may dismiss him. 46, They shall not order a batsman out unless appealed to by the other side. A ppeals , 43. The umpires 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, cr arising out of Law 42. but in any case in vhich sn umpire is unable to give a decision, he shall appeal to the other umpire, whose decision shall be final. 44. The umpire at the bowler’s wicket shall be appealed to first, in all cases except those of stumping, hit wicket, run out (at the striker’s wicket), or arising under Law 34. When an umpire is unable to give a decision he shall appeal to the other umpire, whose decision, if any, shall be final. If neither umpire can decide, the appeal shall be dismissed. 45. The captain and the two batsmen in, of the in-side, and any player on the out-side, may appeal for the umpires’ decision on a question of fair play or infringement of the laws. 50. After the umpire has called “ Over” the •all is ‘ dead,” hut an appeal may be made as to whether either batsman is out; such appea’, however, shall not be made after the delivery of the next ball nor after any cessation of play. 46. An appeal may be made at any time whilst the ball is “ in play” (Law 49); also after “ over” has been called; provided always such appeal be made before the delivery of the next ball. An appeal may not be made after any cessation of play. 53. The side which goes in second shall follow their innings if they have scored 80 runs less than the opposite side. 64. That on the last day of a match, or if a one-day match, at aLy time, the in-s;de shall be cmpoweied to declare the innings at an end. 47. On the second day of a match, either side, being in, may at any time declare it3 innings at an end. D efinitions . 48. A ball is “ ihrown” (Law 12) when the arm, being bent at the elbow, is suddenly stiffen* d (or straightened) at the moment of delivering the ball. A ball is “ jerked,” when the arm strikes the bowler’s side at the moment of delivery. Laws 3 and 44 (part of) in the old code are here combined. A trifling verbal alteration here. As umpires no longer pitch the wickets, that clause may be expunged, or, if retained, should be enforced. A small addition here. Another trivial addition. This last provision is needful. A new Law. The In-side shall have the right of appeal equally with their opponents. But to prevent frivolous or vexatious appeals, the exercise of this power is limited to the three men named. Re-worded only. I shall not here discuss this law, in con­ nection with the “ follow -on” law which I propose to abolish. I cannot agree with the majority of the writers in Wisden’s Almanack for 1894, who would retain the “ follow-on,” and allow the leading side the option of enforcing it. That would be to give them too great an advantage—an advantage largely resulting from winning the toss. I shall in some other place enter into the whole matter at length. I venture to suggest this as a fairly satis­ factory definition. It is a humiliation that the laws have hitherto failed to define a throw or a jerk, and so have put on to umpires the responsibility of defining these terms. If a