Canadian Cricket Field Volume 1 1882

WHE 1kINDIAif GRIGKET FIELD. 103 Umpiros are ferfully stupid as a rue i; of course, I do net mîean This rida is lte last of the Double Wicket Code, and with that professiitnal cricketers; are, but I alludo to the ordinary just a passing glance at tie concluding note, with its friendly timpires of ordinary matches. Sonte of tlcir decisionus. are in- exhortations as tu captains, fairnîess, and the making. of foot- conceivablo, and wlen they givo reasons for wîhat they have ioles, which wouild look botter if incorporatod with one of the dtoe one can frequontly only gare at themt ini wonder. In a inumbercd laws, I pass on to the Single Wicket table. It is match at Warrnanbool, aiso in Australiat, for instance, aimni curions, however, that there is no mention of byes or boundary snticked a bail and wias caught by the wicket-keepîer. The hits, both of which I think ought to recoivo somte notice. Witi unpire at te bowler's wicket being asked for a decision, re- regard to the latter, if a mai hits a ball towards ite boundary, plied, " This is a case where I can consult ny colleague 1" and amd the fieldsman, in naking the catch, falls over the ropes, did, but of course the other utmpiro could not see a catch it the but does not let the bail drop, I should like te know if the bats- wicket such ats titis, and said se, whereupot our friend, being man is ont. Suich cases I have often seen happen, md the pressed for a decision, retmarked, "l Well, I suppose le is not unpiro has generally givei the utn in, thoughinot always. ont 1" Again, if a batsmtan hits a bail that would fall outsida a XXXVII.-Ends would be better titan wickets in the last buundary, and long-fied jumps ovar te boundary and catches sentence of this rie. it, is the batsmîtan ont 1 I say, Yes 1 for it is utch more dilli- XXXVIII.-Another rile freyuently laxly observed. Its cult for a tman to make a catch after jumping the ropa, or object is to provent a tnatch being spun ont so as to necessitate barrier, than it is to stand perfectly still and do so. But most a draw. In inferior matches there is generally a great waste umpires will tell yen that as the fieldsman munst go ont of the of time, thougih not always inttentionally. With first-class boundary te catch the bail, the itan should ba given in. There cricketers this should iever occur, and I am glad t say very are other cases frequently arising connected with this boundary rarely toes. question, and a law about such iits would b welcom t nany. XXXIX.--From this rie it is clear that at umpire has nt And now for Single Wicket. power unless appealed te, and is net to suggest an appeal. The boundarios, in the firs.t law, are generally narked by a XL.-This should bu incorporated with Law IX., to whicli couple of sttunps. it really refers. Occasionally a main is improperly no.balled for hlic second law says that the hall miutst lbe hit before the putting otte foot over the popping crease while ie keops the bouinds for a run to bo scored, and this means that lte ball otlier just inside the bowling crease, and also for keoping both nust pitch in front of them, and if it relis round tie boundary feet behind the bowling creuse. In stmali natches a bowler is stunip, althongli it miay go for over se Iir behind it, yen catn sometines no-balled for kicking down .the wicket when ho run. bowls, which is of course likewise wrong. Ta ttird iaw dees net pravent a mat geing eut of lus XL.--Short runs do net count int the score; but if a tuait Yrollld t4 play a bail; lie cama do se as ofe as lia Iks, bittie only goes a yard outside is creuse, and lta otter mait crosses canuot score auy run frout a bit se ruade. imin and runs two, one run is scored. Te foxti iaw, hy which bycs and overtirows are disaiioved XLII.-An umipire shall net bat. Of course net, as lie is iex hut atfow peuple are piyiîîg, is a vety good e, tiougi thereby renidored a partisan. But who is to finîd out this sente strog-iitdcd yotîîîg gentlemen titk baLter te ignore iL, XLIII.-This rulo should always b otnforced, and te and produco sema retnaheb sconing sits. absurdity of a niemiber of the side that is in standitig uipire until lis turnt cones for batting, should be nost rigorously objected to as leading to more disagreements in a match than' anything else. The row with the Australians at Sydney was owing to an attenpted infringement of this law, the Australians refutsing t continue the matchi untless the unpiro was chaned. ut cour.e Lorum ltarns and the rest of the Engs tea woud Zinri tai, ic visited that place recety, tirt tteir ine la net consentt t this, more especially as they considered that the tatse uipire, in giving a tman ruit out, was correct ii his decision. A trnt tecliui a rssocaLa Mr. wornte notic Thero is little use in playing cricket unless you play the strict cf i g oo gamte, and abide by the laws. fixtures for associatiaities ba malie hy te wtintittca, and tat aty XLIV.-The rie always said four balls ; but in one-day club fiiîîg te play oi ta day recuirad aitaii forfeit" matches mora are gatterally bowled, the usual numbter nowa- days being five, and not six as foercrly. Uipires should <'ae, îdntLîx eitladwi ta iti- atcit lias hectt :traiiged hetwecit Geo. P. Simpîsont, of Galt, and always call "l over-," anid not turn round and walk away with- j, ,eo lwyclir.R g r.. il ofSt. thoias, for a stakô of one hundred dollars a- out saying a word, as is becomîîing the fasiion ii these tintes. do place in GaIt oi 31st Atigust. Xr.-This ought te go into Law IX., as it proporly refors A club lis been started at Victoria, New Butswick, with a to it. le should call -1 no bail " instantly, as the batsmàan can nittberitip. Aînong ta iautibers of the connittea we totice the let fly at a nu bail as iard as lie likes, aud lie cannot b put naie of Mr. 1. E. Irving, feneniy of Tnity Collage atd New- out fron a bit oif it except by being un out. The reiason ttît inaket. lis lii. te LieuteîuaL.Govmnor is Pruidetît, audSir Ilida" shtunta not ho calli uttil te hail is ivl îast Lte M. B3. legbiT, th ice-Presidnt. Mur. E M. Boi is lt S crhtary. bituait is, Liat aithougl iL xiîay he clni %vide, te h'ttsuiltn 'rTg e resuit of associati tics ar o asfolows up e date Guepuh, tîity stop)eut te iL, antd avait score off* iL. li a miatcht it (ifton hiîg c td of Distrts : and 4, has forfma ite. Le Titaiiesviilo 1 ontce saw a lutin, caugit off a bal1wîich te un>ir htall cxtied ciîaliîpioiT of 1and 2 Districts. Nelso ve ad Port rope ar winaers iide, and oit the unipite hingaked, hae repied, Il I hava given ef Districts 5 fed ; 7 and 8 repeativly. Tus tgo odai tic wihg niy decisien ;" anîd tho -%vide ras scored, te iati rciuidl in, batwei trniiiesie and te victor iii t be Nersoig-Prt Hope and geL two bundred more iins. Oa counrsd pLie urnpire shorlda satcc. have given te in ont, for if lie iutd iade ena ruistake, that TIE TOUR o F I ZINGARI. was ne i-casat Whyay lin snuonsad mnake anottrer. XLVI.-Sixty and tigitty, net a tded runs las, as soine Com , gater rouwich, yv crieketers, and list ly, t hatei, hake fro th en colourse (blc, edabnd yellow orn ytelb %viscacres vilo assure you. miIe e oton ."Tt t the innig oficcd te wied, XLVll.-Tliis raie -%vas made ta provent Lune heing îvasted Butuore parsicuiariy, as wefond, te stand arount a nd f teld. cy knockilg the hait about, pTe striker generaday rakes fs bat with Iîim ; bat tua itoi-stiker should bc careful xt te mile I tel yep bout o m Captain Kirk thn whom noue btter is- siae t, about tae proaising Colt iho geL stuck fer the phi, o m And of the Vetora r whoso girl wouia wcNr a wide-awakc, penîalty is for iLs infringontexit. i mndf te awfml ScanIons Shbeot, tho bower with a brea et