James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1883

1 9 0 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. X V I. Or, if the ball from the stroke of the bat, or hand, but not the wrist, beheld 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 count for so m a n yruns, in which case the ball is considered dead onreaching such limits , and the striker gets the benefit of the runs agreed on.] X V I I. 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 . [Theword ' over ' in this law probably should read 'not be groundedwithin .' Hence(as in L a w9) the striker is out if his foot is on the line , with no part of it grounded within. I have been asked this question : I fthe striker should be put out bythe ball rebounding from the wicket -keeper's leg or person (not hands ), how 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 .] X I X. 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. [Although not expressed in the law, it is general only to give the striker out if the prevention is wilful . The Umpireshould judge fromthe acts of the impeding party, if this is so or not, andgive 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 intend to score off it.1 X X I. Or, if in running the wicket be struck downby a blow, or by the handor 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. [Hisbat or some part of his person must be grounded within the popping crease . On the crease is of course out. The wicket must be put downwith the same arm or hand which holds the ball . If all the stumps have been already knocked out of the ground, one of them at least mustbe stuck up again, and again knockeddown, to cause the striker to be out.] X X I I. Or, if any part of the striker's dress knock downthe wicket. [This wouldbe described o nthe score, similarly to L a w18, as ' hit wicket.' Ifin the act of striking (not in running) aman's hat is blownoff , and knocks the bails off, h e 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 suppose that, reading the law strictly , if a batsman, to defend himself from ab u m p yball , presented his hand to it, he would transgress the law. It would, however, be ' hard lines ' for himto be given out .] X X I V. Or, if with anypart 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 shownthat it is almost impossible for a batsmanto be out 'leg before ' if the bowler is bowling round the wicket . This maybe 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 the lines and bowled roundthe wicket, would hit the stumps.]