Cricket 1901

F jsb . 28, 1901. CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OP THE GAME. 23 the umpires changing -wickets after each side has had one innings. The addition to this rule was passed on June 9th, 1845. Prior to that year umpires could not change wickets only by the consent of both sides. 45.— They shall allow tw o minutes for each striker to come in, and ten minutes between each innings. When they shall call “ play,” the side refusing to play shall lose the match. Very few umpires carry out the above in respect to the time allowed between each innings. 46.—They shall not order a batsman out unless appealed to b y the other side. N .B .—An appeal, “ H ow ’s that P” covers all ways of being out (within the jurisdiction of the umpire appealed to), unless a specific way of getting out is stated by the person asking. See note affixed to Law 30. 47.—The umpire at the bow ler’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 either umpire be not satisfied of the absolute fairness of the delivery of any ball, he shall call “ no ball.” See Law 10. 48 a .— The umpire shall take especial care to call “ no ball ” instantly upon delivery; “ wide ball ” as soon as it shall have passed the striker. 49.— I f either batsmen run a short run, the umpire shall call “ one short,” and the run shall not be scored. 50.— After the umpire has called “ o v e r ” the ball is “ dftad,” but an appeal may be made as to whether either batsman is ou t; such appeal, however, shall not be made after the delivery of the next ball, nor after any cessation of play. 51.—No umpire shall be allowed to bet. Betting at one time formed an important feature. Thank Heaven the game is not now polluted by such practices—at any rate, openly. As recent as 1855 a case was tried at the Woodstock County Court, resulting from a bet made over the game of cricket. 52.—No umpire shall bechanged during a match, unless with the consent of both sides, except in case of violation of Law 51; then either side may dismiss him. It is seldom that it is found advisable to change umpires during a match, though a case occurred last year during the progress of an important engagement. The M.C.C. take upon themselves the office of electing county umpiies for the ensuing season, and great care is taken in their appointment, and the matches in which they are to officiate. No umpire stands for the side that nominated him in a county championship match. 53.— The side which bats first and leads by 150 runs in a three days’ match, or by 100 runs in a two days’ match, shall have the option of requiring the other side to follow their in n iD g s . The “ follow-on ” rule was formed on May 20th, 1835, the minority compelling a side to bat again being 100 runs. In 1854 it was reduced to 80 runs, but after that memorable day when JVJr. C. M. Wells delivered no-balls in the ’Varsity match of 18S3, the M.C.C. increased the number to 120. Unfortunately the change did not meet the difficulty, and in May, 1900, it was further increased to 150, the necessity of putting the opposite side in being optional, and net compulsory as hitherto, to the captain of the leading side. 54 .— The in side may declare their inniijgs at an end in a three days’ match at or after the luncheon interval on the second d a y ; in a two days’ match on the second day at any tim e; in a one day match at any time. This rule was instituted in 18S9, declara­ tion being permissable only on the last day of a match. In May, 1900, the M.C.C. ruled that the closure could be put into force during the luncheon interval of the second day of a three days’ match. Ten minutes is allowable after declaration in order to roll the pitch. THE END. C R IC K E T IN T H E W E S T IN D IE S . Mr. A. B. St. H ill, of Barbados, took another team to Trinidad this year. Several men who were in England with the West India cricket team last summer took part in the matches. Mr. St. H ill had a very weak batting team, as the best bats could not leave the island at the time, and he lost both games. The field­ ing on both sides and the bow ling were of the highest standard. A ll T bin id ad . First innings. Second innings. L. Constantine, c Tiffin, b B in d s .................................... 0 run out ............31 C. Smith, b Hinds ..........12 cShurland, bC ox 7 G. C. Learmond, c H. Olli- verre, b H in d s.................. 45 c Challenor, b Olliverre....... 11 L. 8. D ’Ade, c Shurland, b H in d s .................................. 0 c Cox, b Shepherd 3 J. Pinder, b Hinds ........... 8 lbw, b Hinds ... 14 A.E. Harragain, c Da( osta, b Hinds ..........................23 c Da Costa, b Shepherd.......10 A. M. Low, c Cox, b Hinds 0 b Shepherd....... 0 Sydney Smith, c Shepheid, b Binds .......................... 0 bfhepherd..... 22 E. Branch, b Simmonds ... 0 notout........... 3 T.Lucas,cShepherd,b Hinds 0st Da Costa, b Binds ......... 0 Woods, not out ................... 7 run out ....... 3 H. Pollard, c and b Hinds... 9c Shurland, b Shepheid........ 3 Extras..........................i7 Extras ........ 22 Total ...........131 M r . St. H ill ’ s First innings. Shuiland, lbw, b Woods ... 2 P. I. Cox, c Low, b Smith .. 1 Shepherd, c Low, b Pollard 17 V. Challenor, lbw, b W oods 17 H. Olliverre, b Lucas........... 2 F. Hinds, b Pol’ard ........... 0 R. Olliverre, c Branch, b S m ith ..................................19 H. Austin,c Woods, b Smith 0 H. Simmonds, c Smith, b W oods.................................. 4 D. Da Costa, st Constantine, b Smith .......................... 0 H. Tiffin, not out.................. 0 A. B. St. Hill, b Smith ... 0 Extras.......................... 3 T o ta l...........135 T eam . Second innings. b W oods ........... 1 b W oods ........... 2 b Smith ........... 7 run out ........... 0 lbw, b Woods ... 0 c Branch,bW oods 14 b Woods ...........10 lbw, b W oods ... 1 c Learmond, b Smith ...........10 b Pollard not out... b Pollard Extras T b inidad . First innings. Second innings. B. M. R. W . B. M. R. W. H in d s................. 115 6 36 10 ........... 48 0 32 2 Cox ................... 42 2 22 0 ........... 66 1 37 1 Shepherd ........... 30 0 29 0 ........... 71 1 32 5 Simm onds ............. 42 3 17 1 ............. R. Olliverre... 42 3 12 1 M r . St. H ill ’ s T kam . First innings. Second innings. B. M. R. W . B. M. R. W . W oods................... 84 8 21 3 ........... 90 8 28 6 S. Smith ......... 56 5 9 5 ........... 84 5 19 2 L u ca s ................... 60 3 19 1 ............ 6 1 0 0 Pollard ........... €0 6 13 2 ............ 6 1 0 2 Total ...........65 Total ...........55 The second match between Mr. St. H ill’s team and A ll Trinidad was played on the Queen’s Park Ground on January 12th and 14th, and resulted in a win for All Tiinidad by ten wickets. M r . S t . H ill ’ s Team. First innings. Second innings. A. B. St. Hill, b Pollard ... 3 c Lucas, b Smith 12 D. Da Costa, c Pinder, b S m ith .................................. 4 st Constant ne, b Pollard ........... 4 Shurland, b Smith ...........10 b Pollard ............ 0 Shepherd, run out ........... 0 c Learmond, b Smith ...........13 V. Challenor, b Pollard ..1 0 b Smith ........... 11 P. I. Cox, b Pollard ............. 4 st Constantine, b Smith ........... F. Binds, b Smith .............10 st Constantine, b Smith ........... 7 R. 01 iverre, lbw, b Pollard 7 b Smith ...................... 4 H. F. Austin, b Smith ... 2 cPinder,b Pollard 4 H. P. Simmonds, lbw, b Pollard .......................... 6 not out.................... 5 H . Olliverre, c and b Smith 0 c Smith,b Pollard 0 W . H. Mignon, not out ... 1 b Smith ...................... 1 Extras..............................16 Total ...................73 A ll T rinidad . Total ...........i L. Constantine, c Cox, b Shepherd ...........45 A. E. Harragain, b Shepherd.................. 4 C. Smith, c Shurland, b M ignon.................. 4 G. C. Learmond, b Mignon .................. 1 L. S. D ’Ade, b Shep­ herd .......................... 1 O. Pinder, c Shurland, b Shepherd ...........15 Total E. V. Acton,run out... 3 Second innings :—L. Constantine, not out, 12; G. C. Learmond, not out, 11; L. S. D ’Ade, c Shurland, b Mignon, 15; extras, 9.—Total (one wicket), 47. M r . S t . H ill ’ s T eam . S. Smith, c Shurland, b M ignon................... l T. Lucas, not out ... 15 Woods, c Shepherd, b Mignon .................. 5 H. Pollard,c8hurland, b M ignon.................. 0 S. Branch, lbw, b Mignon ................... 0 Extras................... 3 First innings. Woods S. Smith Pollard Lucas... Mignon ... Shepherd M . R. W . 8 11 0 .. 6 31 5 ., 8 16 5 1 2 0 ., Second innings. M. R .W . ........ 1 10 0 ......... 5 31 8 ......... 6 18 3 T binidad . M. R. W . M. R. W . 8 40 6 I Hinds .......... 0 1 1 0 4 49 4 I Simmonds ... 0 2 0 The Native Guano Company have published a small book giving the results of the appli­ cation of native guano to the farm, garden, cricket fields, etc. Many cricketers have found that guano is very effective as a manure for grass, and it is during the coming month that the best results may be obtained from it. The company will forward their book on application to their offices, 29, New Bridge Street, Blackfriars, E.C. IMPORTANT NOTICE! The Weekly Series of Cricket will recommence THURSDAY, APRIL 11 t h . ANU CONTINUE TILL THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 t h . INCLUSIVE.