James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1875

'I 188 _ XXXIV. �he ball having b ? en hit� the Striker may guard hi� wioket with his bat, or with any part of his body except his hands ; that the 23rd law may not be disobeyed. · · · He must t&k� e&re, however, to comply with Law 20, which declares thab he must not ioil:fi,iiy, witJ1, i11itent to acore ojf it, strike the ball a second t,iroe. · XX X V. The Wicket-keeper shall not take the ball for stnmping · until lt have passed the · wicket ; he shall : not move until the ball be • out of the · Bowle. r's hand ; _ he shall not by any noise incommode the Striker ; and if ai��· part of his person be ove1· or before the wicket, although the ball h i t it, the Striker shall n . ot be ot1t . . . . - U�pirea a.rE) fre quen tly la.1:: on this point. Wicket-keepers ofteri, especially with slow bowl• mg, t&ke the bo.ll in front of the wickets ; Oind Umpires should recollect tho.t an a.ctive batsman �n aome times get bfMlk into his ground as soo.n as theball can pass the wicket - . Therefore, wieket·keepers should be wt\tched. XXXVI. The Umpires are the sole judges of fair or nnfa.ir play ; and all dis­ putes shallbe det8rmiuedby them, each a.this ownwicket ; but in case of a catch which theUmpire at the wicket bowled from cannot see sufficiently to decide upon, he may apply to the other Umpire, whose opinion shall be conclusive. And, in my opinion h'e should always so apply in case of doubt• • XXX:VII. The Umpires in all matches sha.11 pitoh fair wickets ; and the parties shall toss up for choice of iDnings. The Umpires s4a.ll change ,vickets after each party has had . one 4lui11 _ gs. In this law the wo-rd '' wickets '' is used in two different souses. : If. on the seoond oooasion · of its use, it rcn.d '' ends '' it would perhaps be cleare1·. XXXVI CJ. Th�y shall allow two minutes for each Striker .to come in and tell minutes between each innings. When the Umpire shall call " P l &y " • the party refusiJig to . play shall lose ·the match. .. . This is to guard again , st either si.de t aking an unfaJ1• � advantage of the othe-r in e&SeS where time ia of importanc e, o.n d Umpires should jealously watch an:r attempt at f • • un�a�rness. XX.XIX, They are not to order a, striker out unless applied to by_ the- adversaries. .. ,. Nor, by inference, should a.n Umpire gi-va an intim�tion to the a.itversa.rie8 that it would be advisable for them to appeal. . . · XL. But if one of the Bowler's feet ba not on the ground behind th · bowling crease and within the return crease when lie shall deliver the . ball · the Umpire a.this wicket, unasked muat call ·' No Ball." . · · ·. • • See note to Rul,e O. , . . , , � ' XLI. If either of the Strikers run a short nin, . the Ump i re shall call '� 0ne Short.'' . . . · ( I ' • . , f : ' I • XLII� Na U,mpira shall be allowed to bet. XLID. No Umpire is to be changed during · the match, unless · with , the cons . ent of both parties, except in o�se of violation of 42nd law;. then either · partymay di�mi�s the transgressor: ' · · · ..·. ·. . ' XI,TV •.After the · delive�y - of fo� balls the Ump i r� . must call - '' Over 1 '' but not nntil the ball shall be finally settled in theWicket-keeJ)e1' 1 s or · Bowler's band, the ball shall then be considered dead; never�eless, if anr, idc� : be • . . • - '