James Lilllywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1880

1 8 6 LILLYWHITE'S CRICKETERS' ANNUAL. XI. Hemayrequire the Striker at the wicket from which he is bowling to stand on that side of it which he maydirect . [So as to give him ample roomfor bowling .] XII. If the Bowler shall toss the ball over the Striker's head, or bowl it so wide that , in the opinion of the Umpire , it shall not be fairly within the reach of the batsman , he shall adjudge one run to the party receiving the in- nings , either with or without an appeal , which shall be put downto the score of WideBalls ; such ball shall not be reckoned as one of the four balls ; but if the batsman shall by any means bring himself within reach of the ball , the run shall not be adjudged . ['Either with or without appeal.' This shows that it is lawful to inquire of the Umpireif a ball whichhehasnotcalled , is wideor not. Theappeal, however, is seldom m a d e. Umpiresshould notice that the sole requisite for a wideis that it should not be' withinthereach of the batsman.' Hencea wideto a short batsman(Jupp) might notbe so to a tall one (W .G. Grace) .] X I I I. If the Bowlershall deliver a ' N o Ball' or a ' W i d eBall,' the Striker shall be allowed as manyruns as he can get, and he shall not be put out except by running out. In the event of no run being obtained by any other means, then one run shall be added to score of ' No Balls , or Wide Balls ,' as the case may be. All runs obtained for ' Wide Balls ' to be scored to W i d e Balls.' T h e namesof the bowlers w h o bowl Wide Balls ,' or ' No Balls ,' in future to be placed on the score , to show the parties bywhom either score is made. If the ball shall first touch any part of the striker's dress or person (except his hands ) the Umpire shall call Leg Bye.' [The only runs of course , that can be obtained from a wide ' are from the long- stop missing the ball , and should , it follows , be scored to ' wides ,' and not to ' byes .' If the batsmanget to the ball it is no longer wide, and any runs madebyhimfrom it mustbe credited to him in the ordinary way. Although the last sentence of the lawis wordedcarelessly , customsays that a runmustbe m a d ebefore the Umpirecalls leg-bye; and, moreover , that when he has called one it should be counted on the score-sheet for as manyruns as are obtained from it. Singularly enough, the rule altogether omits to state this .] XIV. At the beginning of each innings the Umpire shall call ' Play .' From that time to the end of each innings no trial ball shall be allowed to any b o w l e r. [Thatis no trial ball on the wicket. A bowler is generally allowed to openhis shoulders ,' by sending one downat the side or elsewhere ; but, of course , this conces- sionm u s tnotbe allowed to impedethe game.] X V. The STRIKER IS OUT if either of the bails be bowled off, or if a stump bebowled out of the ground . X V I. 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 ball is held after touching a tree , house, tent , pavilion , or anything above the ground, the striker is out. However, it is preferable to agree beforehand that hits into or on such places shall countfor so m a n yruns, in whichcase the ball is considered dead on reaching such limits , and the striker gets the benefit of the 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.