James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1882

2 2 2 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. or ' No Balls ,' in future to be placed on the score , to show the parties by w h o meither 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 B y e.' [T h eonly runs, of course, that canbe obtainedfroma ' wide' arefromthe long-stop missing the ball , and should, it follows , be scored to ' wides,' and not to byes.' If the batsmanget to theball it is no longer wide, and anyruns made byhimfrom it mustbe credited to him in the ordinary way. Althoughthe last sentence of the law is worded carelessly , custom says that a run mustbe m a d e before the U m p i r ecalls ' leg-bye;' a n d, moreover, that w h e nh e has called one it should be countedo n the score-sheet for as m a n yruns as are obtainedf r o m it . Singularly enough, the rule altogether omits to state this .] X I V. At the beginning of each innings the Umpire shall call ' Play.' Fromthat time to the end of each innings no trial ball shall be allowed to anybowler. [That is no trial ball on the wicket . A bowler is generally allowed to ' open his shoulders ,' by sending one downat the side or elsewhere ; but, of course , this concessionm u s tnot be allowed to impedethe g a m e.] X V. The STRIKER IS OUTif either of the bails be bowled off , or if a stump be bowledout of the ground. 1 X V I. Or, if the ball f r o mthe stroke of the bat, orh a n d,b u tnotthe wrist , be held before it touch the ground, although it be hugged to the bodyof 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 count for so m a n yruns, in which case 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 . [The word ' over ' in this law probably should read ' not be groundedwithin.' 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 :If the striker should be put outb ytheball rebounding fromthe wicket-keeper's legs or person (not hands),h o w is it scored ? I say the striker is ' stumped, not run out.'] XVIII. Or, if in striking at the ball he hit downhis wicket . ['Hitting downa wicket ' includes hitting a bail off only . If the striker hits aball 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 . [Althoughnot expressed in the law, it is general only to give the striker out ifthe prevention is wilful . The Umpireshould judge from the acts of the impeding party if 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, which allows the striker to keep the ball out of his wicket. Thewilful striking here meansstriking with intent to score off it.]