James Lillywhte's Cricketers' Annual 1884

1 8 0 LILLYWHITE'S CRICKETERS' ANNUAL. V. TheFieldsmanmust return the ball so that it shall cross the play be- tween the wicket and the bowling stump, or between the bowling stump and the Bounds ; the Striker mayrun till the ball be so returned . V I. After the Striker shall have madeone run, if he starts again , he must touch the bowling stump, and turn before the ball cross the play to entitle him t oanother. VII. The Striker shall be entitled to three runs for lost ball , and the same numberfor ball stopped with hat, with reference to the 28th and 33rd laws of D o u b l eW i c k e t. VIII. W h e nthere shall be more than four players on a side , there shall b e no Bounds. All Hits , Byes, and Overthrows , shall then be allowed . I X. The Bowler is subjected to the same laws as at Double Wicket. X . N om o r et h a no n em i n u t eshallb eallowedb e t w e e neachball. B E T S . I. N obet uponanymatch is payable unless played out or given up. II. If the runs of one player be betted against those of another , the bet depends on the first innings , unless otherwise specified . III. If the bet be madeon both innings , any one party beating the other in one innings , the runs of the first innings shall determine it . I V. If the other party go in a second time, thenthe bet must be determined b ythenumberon the score . L A W SO FC O U N T Y C R I C K E T . The following were established as the laws of county qualification , at a meeting held in the Surrey County Pavilion , Kennington Oval, on June 9, 1 8 7 3. I. That no cricketer , whether amateur or professional , shall play for more thanonecountyduringthe sameseason. II. Every cricketer born in one county and residing in another , shall be free to choose at the commencementof each season for which of those counties h e will play, and shall , during the season , play for that county only. III . A cricketer shall be qualified to play for any county in which he is residing , and has resided , for the previous two years ; or a cricketer mayelect to playfor the county in which his family homeis, so long as it remains open to h i masa noccasionalresidence. IV. That , should any question arise as to the residential qualification , the same should be left to the decision of the Committee of the Marylebone Club .