James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annnual 1881

T H EL A W SO F C R I C K E T . 2 0 9 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 d o w n, except his bat be groundedwithin it . [The word 'over ' in this law probably should read 'not be grounded within .' Hence(as in Law9) the striker is out if his foot is on the line , with no part of it groundedwithin. I have been asked this question :I fthe striker should be put outbytheball rebounding fromthe wicket-keeper's legs or person (nothands),h o w is it scored ? Isay the striker is 'stumped, not run out.'] XVIII. Or, if in striking at the ball he hit downhis wicket. ['Hitting downa wicket ' includes hitting abail off only. If the striker hits aball into his partner's wicket, the later is not out even if he be off his ground, unless theball hasbeen touched byone of the fielding side after being hit.] XIX. Or, if under pretence of running , or otherwise , either of the Strikers prevent a ball frombeing caught, the Striker of the ball is out . [Althoughnot expressed in the law, it is general only to give the striker out iftheprevention is wilful . TheUmpireshould judge from the acts of the impeding partyif this is so or not, and give his decision accordingly .] X X. Or, if the ball be struck and he wilfully strike it again . [Bearing in mindL a w34, whichallows the striker to keep the ball out of his wicket. Thewilful striking here meansstriking with intent to score off it .] X X I. Or, if in running the wicket be struck downby a throw, or by the hand or arm (with the ball in hand), before his bat (in hand), or some part of his person be grounded over the popping crease . Butif both bails be off , a stumpmustbe 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. Thewicket mustbe put downwiththe same arm or hand which holds the ball . I fall the stumps have been already knockedout of the ground, one of themat least must be stuck up again, and again knockeddown, to cause the striker to be out.] XXII. Or, if any part of the Striker's dress knock downthe wicket. [This wouldbe described on the score , similarly to Law18, as ' hit wicket . Ifin the act ofstriking (notin running) aman's hat is blown off, andknocks the bails off, h eis out.] XXIII. Or, if the Striker touch or take up the ball while in play , unless at the request of the opposite party. [I suppose that, reading the law strictly , if a batsman, to defend himself from ab u m p yball , presented his handto it , he would transgress the law. It would, however, be hard lines ' for himto 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 Strikers ' wicket and would have hit it . [AmateurUmpiresshould recollect that,with round-armbowling, experiments haveshownthat it is almost impossible for a batsmanto be out ' leg before ' if the bowler is bowling round the wicket . This m a ybe easily demonstrated bydrawing lines fromthe leg to the off stump of opposite wickets , and noticing h o wm a n y days would pass before a fair length ball , pitched betweenthe lines andbowled roundthewicket, w o u l dhit thestumps.] P