James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1876

191 XV. The STRIKER IS OUT if either of the bails be bowled off, or if a stump be bowled out of the ground. XVI. Or, if the ball from the stroke of the bat, or hand, but not the wrist, be held before it touch the ground, although it be hugged to the body of the catcher. It is clear from this, that, if the baU is held after touching a tree, house, tent, pavilion, or anything above the ground , the striker is out. However, it is preferable to agree before­ hand that hits into or on such places shall count for so many runs, in which case the ball is considered dead on reaching such limits, and the striker gets the benefit of tho runs agreed on. XVII. Or, if in striking, or at any other time while the ball shall be in play both his feet shall be over the popping crease, and his wicket put down, except his bat be grounded within it. The word **over ” in this law probably should read “ not he grounded within.” Hence (as in Law 9) the striker is out if his foot is on the line. I have been asked this question: If tha striker should be put out by tho ball rebounding from the wicket-keeper’s legs or person, (not hands), how is it scored ? I say tho striker is “ stumped,” not “ run out.” XVIII. Or, if in striking at the ball he hit down his wicket. “ Hitting down a wicket ” includes hitting a bail off only. If the striker hits a hall into his partner’s wicket, the latter is not out even if he be off his ground, unless the ball has been touched by one of the fielding side after being hit. XIX . Or, if under pretence of running, or otherwise, either of the Strikers prevent a ball from being caught, the striker 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 wilful . The Umpire should judge from the acts of the impeding party if this is so or not, and give his decision accordingly. XX . Or, if the ball be struck and he wilfully strike it again. Bearing in mind Law 84, which allows the striker to keep the ball out of his wicket. The wilful striking here means striking with intent to score off it."] XX I. Or, if in running the wicket be struck down by a throw, or by the hand or arm (with the ball in hand), before liis bat (in hand), or some part of his person be grounded over the popping crease. But if both bails be off, a stump must be struck out of the ground. His bat or some part of his person must be grounded within the popping crease. On the crease is of course out. The wicket must be put down with the same arm or hand which holds the ball. If all the stumps have been already knocked out of the ground, one of them at least must be stuck up again, and again knocked down, to cause the striker to be t)U t. XXII. Or, if any part of the Striker’ s dress knock down the wicket. This would be described on the score, similarly to Law 18, as “ hit wicket.” If in the act of striking (not in running) a man’s hat is blown off, and knocks the bails off, he is out. XXIII. Or, if the Striker touch or take up the ball'while in plav, unless at the request of the opposite party. I suppose that, reading the law strictly, if a batsman, to defend himself from a bumpy ball, presented his hand to it, he would trangress the law. It would, however, be “ harfi Lines ** for him to be given out. * XX IV . Or, if with any part of his person 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 that it is almost impossible for a batsman to be out “ leg before ” if the bowler is bowling round the wicket. This may be easily demonstrated by drawing lines from the leg to the off stump of opposite wickets, and noticing how many days would puss before a fair length ball, pitched between the lines and bowled round the wicket, would hit the stumps.