Canadian Cricket Field Volume 1 1882

A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CRICKET IN CANADA. VOL. I. JULY 19, 1882. No.9 ïIgt 6turnabilan érfr-ht ùt . 'The uinpire,".,says Lillywhite, " 3hould call for relier Will be published twice in May, twIce in September, and Weekly during the in- " the s wet in relied Teruadi thit tervening months. - -- ~ - -- - - _______-unlesq the party next going in ot-ject." This oughlt te Correspondents are rcqutetet to send in contribution s by theßrstmailon bc done hy the home club, but in Canada seems nver te Monday't o be in li'r W i be donc at ail except by the sidW gding ia. S<caa state Subscription pric, $!.50 per annun, in advance. of things ouglit nt to exist, nd umpires in good Advertising raieson application. .4ll cornmun:cationsto be addressed, matches at least inight do their duty in this particular. THE CANADIAV CRICKET FIELD, The disgracefully small scores which mark niany matches Box 3.7, Tor'nIto, Oit. migbt be considerably augmented by an observance of ____________________this mile, even though the roliers in rnost Canadian Clubs TO RONTO, JULY 19TH, 1882. (as stated ina previ'us number) are xniserabiy inadequate. -It is ahinust nee(lcss to reniark, that Ilthe runner cannot UMPIES.be out for runninig ,'omac instea(t of tk,'oughi bis ground, UMPIR ES. i tisbecause the ' popping-crease' is uniiited." This is about There being yet some points to be taken up i the only nistake which we have neyer seen even the department, we once more recur to the subject. greenestumpireunake. However,it is necessary to point In giving " guard," calculate from the spot whence the out that "the runner's bat (in band> or soîne portion of bis bowler delivers the ball. Person" mnst be grounded "ovei'," not "on "the popping- When the umpire at the bowler's wicket is in doubt crease. Here we inay partiaiiv diverge from the umpire about a catch, lie may refer to the other umpire, whose t tltc batsman, and admonish the latter to run in bis bat decision shall be final. As a <general thing the umpire at short-leg ean scarcely tell Pnv better than his colleague, tih though somaei lmes he can; i i,. therefore seldon that the ping" crease. W'ithin an inch or tvo an umpirc wbo is reference should be made. Here we may point out a not a weil-practiscd professional cannot be sure, and mitst crying sin of many umpires, who say "out " because they give you "not ont" by reason of the doubt. Many ihea, something. A click may be heard, but what on wickets are lost every year frora negict of this obvious earth has that to do with its? It may be frol a loose fact. bandle in the bat, or fromi sone other cause, such as hit- ting vrass which bas not been eut short enougb, and a wicket-keeper in " Canada v. United States " has been caught snapping bis fingers to deceive the umpire. The sound. then, bas clearly nothing to do with the inatter. The uinpire's duty is to mark whether the course of the bull is cltnged by the bat. Very, very seldom is it that a ball can be clearly seen to touch the bat vithout a visible deflection from its course-the thing is almost impossible. As to catches from the gloves,remember the words of the rule, "bat or band, but not thte wrst;" a man may be out 1 b w fron bis wrist but not caught. The umpire at the wicket-keeper's end should carefully watch tbo.batsman's foot, and also take care that no part One batsman cannot make bis partner out by striking the ball into the latter's wicket, unless the ball touch, and so may be supposel to be guided by the person of one of the opposite party. EDITORIAL NOTES. The Hamilton eieven still continue in their downward course. A short time ago they narrowly escaped a defeat froi Galt, a little later Toronto was only led by ten runs, and now a severe defeat is sustained from the rouge et noir Rovers At this rate they cannot maintain their reputation of being the best club in Ontario. They have doubtless lost some good men this year, but if success is again to attend their efforts less of the wicket-keepers person protrudes before the wicket reliance must be nlced on their bowling for winnin, matches, in a case of " bowled," as well as that the wicket-keeper and a greater share of attention paid te batting, in which does not take the ball before the wicket for stumping. departmcnt they are weak. In Mr. Gillespie theY have a In a case of " run out " or " stumped," look out for "bail bewler equal te any in Canada, and an excellent bat, but the in band " and sec that the wicket keeper or bowler does rest only show average form, if we except Young Cummings, not tip off a bail with bis toe. who is an all-round player of rare promise.