James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1875

• 181 XV. The STRII{ER IS OUT if eithe1· of the bails be bowlt?d off, 01' if a st11mp be bowled Qut of the ground. XVI. Oi·, if the ball from the stroke of the bat, or hand, but not the wris� be held before it touched the groundalthough it be hugged to the body of the catche1·. It is clear from this, that, if the �11 is held after touahing a tree, house, tent, pavilion, or anything above the ground, tho striker is out. However, it is preferable to agree bef or e · hand that hits into or on suoh places shall count for so many rwis, in which case the ball is considered dead on reaching such limits, and the strike1· gets t,ho benefit of. the r u ns agreed on. XVII. 01·, if in strlking, or at any othe1· time while the ball shall be in � lay both his feet shall be over the popping c1·ease, and his wicket pt1t down, except his bat be grou11ded within it. The word . '' over,, in this law probo.bly should read '' not be grounded witbi11.'' Hence (SB in Law 9) the striker is out if his foot is on the line.. I have been asked this question: If the striker should bo put out by the ball rebounding from the wicket-keeper's legs or person, (not hands), how is it 1-5cored? I say the striker is'' stumped,'' not'' run out.'' xvm. 01·, if in striking a t the ball he hit down his wicltet. '' Hitting down a. wicket'' includes hitting a bail off only. If the striker hits a ball into his partner'· wicket, the latter is not 01.tt even if he be off his groun4, unless the ball has been touched by one of the fielding side after being hit. XIX. Or, if under pretence of rt1nning, 01' otherwise, eithet' of the Strikers p1·event a ball n·om being caught, the st1·iker of the ball is out. Although not expressed in !the law, it is general only to give the striker out if the preven­ tion is wilft11l. The Umpire should judgo from the acts of tho impeding p�y if this is so­ or not, and give his decision o.ccordinglj-. XX. Or, if the ball be struck and he ,vilfully st1ike it again. Bearing in mind Law 84, which allows the striker to keep the ball out of his wicket. Th& wilful striking here n1eans striking with intent to score off it. XXI. Or, if in running the "icket be struck down by a tl1.row · , or by the hand 01· arm (with the ball in hand), before his bat (in hand), 01" some part of his person be grounded over the popping crease. �t1t if both bails be oif, · a st1.1mp must be struek 01.lt of tlie grol1.nd . • Hi bat or some part of his person must be grounded 1vitlii11, the l)Opping crease. � the crca is of course out. The wicket must be put down ,vith the sane. ru,n or band which holds the ball. If all th& stumps have been already: knooked out of the ground, one of them at least 1uust be stt1ck up again, and again knockC(l do,,'tJl, to cau�e the atriker to be out. XXII. 01·, if any part of the Strikc1·'s dress _ k�ock _ dowu the wicket. This would be described on the score, similarly to Law 18, as'' hit wicket.�, If iu the act of •triking (not in running) o. man's hat is blo,vn oil, a-nd knocks th_e bails off, he is out XXTI r. Or, if the Striker tot1ch 01· take up the ball while in play, unless . at the request of the opposite party. I suppose that, reading the law strictly, i:f a batsman, to defend himself ft'Olll a bump)· ball,. pre ·ented his hand to it, he wonld trangress the law. It would, howe,·er, be . '' ho.rd lines,, . for him h'> be given o,1t. . \ . · ' XXIV. Or, if with any part of his perso11 he stop the ball, which in the opinion of the Umpire at · the bowler's wicket, shall have · been pitched in a straight line from it to the Striker's wicket and would have hit it. - Amateur Umpires should recollect that, with round-arm bowling, experiments have shown . tliat it is al,no,t ·impoasiil6 for a batsman to be out '' leg before'' if the bowler is bowli n g 1·ound the '\\"icket. 1'his may be easily demonstrated by drawing lines from the leg to the off stnmp of opposite wickets, and noticil1g how many ditys Hould p1'ss before a fair length. ball, pitched bet1reen the lines andbowled round the wioket, ,voul�bit the stump . • . • •