Cricket 1908

i o 8 CRICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. A p r il 30, 1908. “ THE BOWLER, shall deliver the ball with one foot behind the bowling-crease, and within the return crease, and shall bowl four balls'before he changes wickets, which he shall do but once in the same innings.* “ If the Bowler tosses the Ball above the Striker’s head or so wide that the Striker cannot play at it, or out of bounds of the Bowling crease, the party which is in shall be allowed one notch to be put down to the Byes, and such Ball is not to be considered as one of the four Balls. If “ no Ball ” is called by the umpire the hitter may Strike at it, and get all the runs he can and shall not be out except by running out. “ No more than two Balls to be allowed at practice, when a fresh Bowler takes the Ball before he proceeds. The Bowler who gives the two balls is obliged to give four. “ The Ball must be delivered under­ handed not thrown or jerked, with the hand below the elbow at the time of delivering the Ball. If the arm is ex­ tended straight from the body or the Back part of the hand be uppermost when the Ball is delivered, or the hand horizontally extended, the umpire shall call “ wo Ball.” + “ THE STRIKER IS OUT if the bail is bowled off, or the stump bowled out of the ground ; or “ If the Ball, from a stroke over or under his bat, or upon his hand (but not wrists) is held before it touches the ground, although it be pressed to the body of the catcher ; or “ If in striking, or at any other time while the ball is in play, both his feet are over the popping-crease and his wicket put down ; except his bat is grounded with­ in i t ; or “ If in striking at the ball he hits down his w icket; or “ If under pretence of running a notch, or otherwise, either of the strikers prevent a ball from being caught, the striker of the ball is ou t; or “ If the ball is struck up, and he wil­ fully strike it again ; or, “ If in running a notch, the wicket is Struck down by a throw, or with the ball in hand, before his foot, hand, or bat is grounded over the popping-crease. But if the bail is off, the stump must be struck out of the ground ; or, “ If the striker touches or takes up his ball while in play, unless at the request of the opposite party ; or, “ If with his foot or leg he stops the ball which the bowler, in the opinion of the umpire at the bowler’s wicket shall have pitched in a straight line to the wicket and would have hit it. “ If a lost ball is called the striker to be allowed four, and if they have run more than four before “ lost ball ” is called, they are to have all they had run. “ If the players have crossed each other he that runs for the wicket which is put down, is out ; if they are not crossed, he that has left the wicket which is put down, is out. “ When a ball is caught no notch is to be reckoned. “ When a striker is run out, the notch • It has been a custom in some Matches 4 bowl six balls, (and which may be done pro­ vided both parties are agreeable, but not without) ; the bowler may order a striker, : his wicket, to stand on which side he pleasos + By the hand horizontally, in in ant that the hand must be below the wrist when bowl­ ing. they were running for is not to be reckoned. “ When a ball has been in the bowler’s, or wicket keeper’s hand, it is considered as no longer in play, and the strikers need not keep within their ground till the umpire has called ‘ />/ay,’ but, if the player goes out of his ground with an intent to run before the ball is delivered, the bowler may put him out. “ If the striker is hurt, he may retire from his wicket, and have his innings at any time in that innings. “ If a striker is hurt some person may be allowed to stand out for him, but not to go in. “ If any person stops the ball with his hat, the ball is to be considered as dead, andthe opposite party to add five notches to their score ; if any are run, they are to have five in all. “ If the ball is struck up, the striker may guard his wicket either with his bat or his body.* “ If the Striker hits the ball against his partner’s wicket, when he is off his ground, it is out, provided it has previously touched the Bowler’sor any of the Fieldsmen’s hands, but not otherwise. “ THE UMPIRES, Are the sole judges of fair and unfair play, and all disputes shall be determined by them ; each at his own wicket ; but, in case of a catch, which the umpire at the wicket cannot see sufficiently to decide upon, he may apply to the other umpire, whose opinion is conclusive. “ They shall allow two minutes for each man to come in, and fifteen minutes be­ tween each innings; when the umpire shall call ‘ play,1 the party refusing to play shall lose the match. “ They are not to order a player out, unless appealed to by their adversaries. “ But, if the bowler’s foot is not behind the bowling-crease, and within the return crease, when he declivers the ball, they must, unasked call ‘ no ball.’ “ If the striker runs a short notch, the umpire must call ‘ no notch.1 “ That the umpire at the bowler’s wicket is to be first applied to, to decide on all catches. “ The umpires are not to be changed during the match, but by the consent of both parties. “ BETS. “ If the notches of one player are laid against another, the bets depend on the first innings, unless otherwise specified. “ If the bets are made upon both inn­ ings, and one party beats the other in one innings, the notches in the first innings shall determine the bet. “ But if the other party goes in a second time, then the bet must be determined by the number on the score. “ Single ftMicket. “ Single Wicket matches are played with from one to six on each side; when the Striker runs to the Bowler’s wicket, and strikes off the bail placed on two Stumps with his Bat and returns to his own w icket; this is counted a run. In Single Wicket matches, if the Striker moves off his ground to hit the Ball he shall be allowed no notch for such Stroke. “ PLAYING BEFORE WICKET. “ If less than five play on each side they make all hits before the wicket, having * In single wicket matches, if the Striker moves out of his ground to strike the Ball, he shall be allowed no notch for such stroke. bounds 22 yards distance from the wicket on each side which must be in a parallel line with the wicket and with each other, and the Striker must hit the Ball before such bounds, which must likewise be re­ turned back the same way by the Fields­ men, and the Ball must be thrown so as to cross the play between the Striker’s wicket and Bowler’s wicket or between the Strikers wicket and the bounds before the Ball is considered dead, and if the Striker run and has tipped off the bail placed on the Bowler’s wicket before the Ball has crossed the play as before stated or been between the Striker’s wicket and the bounds, it is a run provided he gets home to the wicket before it is down. The wicket must be touched with the Ball in hand, or thrown at and knocked down in front, for if it be knocked down by a throw or by the Ball in hand behind, it is not out, as when the Ball is behind the wicket or bounds it is out of the play, and conse­ quently can do no execution ; and until the Ball has actually crossed the play or between the bounds, the Striker may con­ tinue running, or until it is in the Bowler’s hand, dead, according to Umpire’s opinion. “ PLAYING WITH FIVE OR SIX ON EACH SIDE. “ All hits and bye Balls before or behind the wicket tell for the Game, when run, and no bounds are required, similar to two Elevens at play against each other, and at such games we advise the fieldsmen to be placed thus, viz. :—Bowler, Longfield off, Longfield on, Wicket-keeper or hind Stop, who must stand rather back, and one at the point. If Six are at play it would be adviseable to have a Wicket­ keeper and hind Stop, the latter will also attend to the long Slip, &c. F in is . CR ICKET IN MEXICO. REFORMA A.C. v. PACHUCA C C. Played in Mexico City on March 8. The Reforma A.C. won by 22 runs. R s fo r m a A.C. E. Bourgeois, b Sharp 53 C. T. Blackmore, b Porter ... . 0 C. M. Butlin, c W . C. Rule, b Porter 0 A . C. *Blackmore, b Porter .............. 3 D. Sturt, b Porter ... 0 E. J. Johnson, c Re- tallack, b Rabling 3 H. Sturt, not out ... 32 C. J. T. Hall, st Boardman, b Sharp H. Payne, b Jenkin R. Locke, b Jenkin ... G. Paterson, b Porter Byes, &c........................6 Total .................107 P a c h u c a C.C. A. A . Russell, b Butlin ............... 1 R. Rabling, c & b Butlin .............. 16 H. Boardman, c & b C. T. Blackmore 0 W. C. Rule, b Butlin 6 C. Retallack, c & b C. T. Blackmore ... 0 H. Rule, st Johnson, b C. T. Blackmore 0 R. K . Thomas, bC .T . Blackm ore............... F. Jenkin, b Butlin 23 L. Pascoe, b Butlin 6 W . J. Porter, c But­ lin, b Johnson .. 3 H. Sharp, not out ... 1 s, &c. ... Jenkin Porter Rabling Butlin 6 R eform i A.C. O. M. R. W . 5 0 20 2 7.2 0 20 5 7 0 32 1 P a c h u c a C.C. O. M. R. W . 0 1 32 5 ... 23 ... 85 C. T. Black- more 7 1 27 4 Sharp Russell Johnson O. M. R. W 5 0 22 2 2 0 7 0 O. M. R. W . 1.4 0 3 1