1G5 XX. Or, if the hall bo struck and ho wilfully strike it again. Bearing in mind Law 34, which allows the striker to keep the hall out of his wicket. Til© wilful striking here means striking with intent to score off it. XXI. Or, if in running tho wicket be struck down by a throw, or by tho hand or harm (with the bail in hand), before his bat (in hand), or some part of his person he grounded over tho popping crease. But if both bails be oil, a stump must be struck out of the ground. HiB bat or some part of his person must be grounded v'HUin tho popping crease. On tho crease is of course out. The wicket must be put down with the same arm nr hand which holds the ball. If all the stumps have been already knocked out of the ground, one of thorn at least must be stuck up again, and again knocked down, to cause the striker to bo out. 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 o f str ik ing (not in running) a man's hat is blown oft, and knocks the bails off, he is out. XXIII. Or, if the striker touch or take up the ball while in play, unless at the request of the opposite party. I supposo 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. I t would, howrever, be “ hard lines” for him to be given out. XXIV. 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 fora batsman to be out leg before ” if tho bowler is bowling round tho 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 pass before a fair length ball, pitched between tho lines and bowled round the wicket, would hit tho stumps. XXV. If the players have crossed each other, he that runs for the wicket which is put down is out. If they havo not crossed, of course the one nearest the wicket put down is out. In case both are at one wicket, tho one who has last come into the ground where they both are is out. XXVI. A ball being caught, no runs shall be reckoned. Although, in case of a “ skyer,” tho run may havo been completed while the baU was in tho air. XXVII. The striker being run out, the run which he and his partner wero attempting shall not be reckoned. Scorers should be careful to credit him, though, with those which have been run. XXVIII. If a lost ball be called, the Striker shall be allowed six runs, hut if more than six shall have been run before lost ball shall have been called, then the Striker shall have all that have been run. It is not fair to call “ lost ball ” for a hit which moro than six runs would probably be for obtained, unless the ball is bona-fide lost for tho time being, A ball cannot be called “ lost ball ” as long as it is in sight of a fielder. XXIX. After the ball shall have been finally settled in the wicket-keeper’s or bowler’s hand, it shall be considered dead; but when the bowler is about to deliver a ball, if the Striker at his wicket go outside the popping crease before such actual delivery, the said bowler may put him out, unless (with reference to the 21st Law) his bat in hand, or some part of his person, be within the popping crease. When the bowler shows by his actions that he is about to deliver the ball, it is again in play, and any immunity previously enjoyed by cither of the batsmen ceases. But supposing tho bowler to throw at the wicket of the batsman at his end, and, missing tho wicket , a run ensues, how is such run to be scored ? This point has often been raised, and I have never heard a satisfactory reply given to it, (M.C.O. please note.)