James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1876

193 XXX III . If any Fieldsman stop the hall with his hat, the ball shall be considered dead, and the opposite party shall add five to their score. I f any be run they shall have five in all. This should be strictly enforced. My experience shoAvs that it is specially applicable to some of our public schools. X X X IV . The hall having been hit, the Striker may guard his wicket with his bat, or with any part of his body except his hand s ; that the 23rd law may not be disobeyed. He must take care, however, to comply with Law 20, which declares that he must not wilfully , with intent to score off it , strike the ball a second time. X X XV . The Wicket-keeper shall not take the ball for stumping until it have passed the w ick e t ; he shall not move until the ball be out o f the Bowler’ s hand ; he shall not by any noise incommode the Striker; and if any part of his person be over or before the wicket, although the ball hit it, the Striker shall not be out. Umpires are frequently lax on this point. Wicket-keepers often, especially with slow bowl­ ing, take the hall in front of the wickets; and Umpires should recollect that an active batsman can sometimes get back into his ground as soon as the ball can pass the wicket- Therefore, wicket-keepers should be watched. XXXVI. The Umpires are the sole judges of fair and unfair play ; and all dis­ putes shall he determined by them, each at his own wicket; but in case of acntch which the Umpire at the wicket howled from cannot see sufficientl^to decide upon, he may apply to the other Umpire, whose opinion shall be conclusive. And in my opinion he should always so apply in case of doubt. XXXVII. The Umpires in all matches shall pitch fair wickets; and the parties shall toss up for choice of innings. The Umpires shall change wickets after each party has had one innings. In this law the word “ wickets ** is used in two different senses. If on the second occasion of its use it read “ ends” it would perhaps be clearer. XXXYIII. They shall allow two minutes for each Striker to come in and ten minutes between each innings. When the Umpire shall call “ Play ” the party refusing to play shall lose the match. This is to guard against either side taking an unfair advantage of the other in cases where time is of importance, and Umpires should jealously watch any attempt at unfairness. XXX IX . They are not to order a Striker out unless applied to by the adversaries. Nor by inference, should an Umpire give an intimation to the adversaries that it would be advisable for them to appeal. XL . But if one of the Bowler’s feet be not on the ground behind the howling crease and within the return crease when he shall deliver the ball, the Umpire at his wicket, unasked, must call “ N o Ball.” See Note to Rule 9. XLI. If either of the Strikers run a short run the Umpire shall call “ One Short.” Umpire shall be allowed to bet. XLIH . No Umpire is to be changed during the match, unless with the