James Lillywhte's Cricketers' Annual 1884

2 5 6 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. aline with his bat, or somepart of his person or go beyond them, returning to thepopping crease as at double wicket. 3. W h e nthe striker shall hit the ball , one of his feet must be on the ground, and behind the popping crease , otherwise the umpire shall call " no hit." 4. W h e nthere shall be less than five players on a side , neither byes nor overthrows shall be allowed , nor shall the striker be caught out behind the wicket, nor stumped out. 5. The fieldsman must return the ball so that it shall cross the play between the wicket and the bowling stump, or between the bowling stump and the bounds ; the striker mayrun till the ball be so returned . 6. After the striker shall have made one run, if he start again he must touch the bowling stump, and turn before the ball cross the play to entitle h i mto another. 7. The striker shall be entitled to three runs for lost ball, andthe same numberfor ball wilfully stopped with hat or any other article . 8. W h e nthere shall be more than four players on a side there shall be no bounds. All hits , byes, and overthrows shall then be allowed . 9. Thebowler is subject to the same laws as at double wicket. 10. N omorethanone minuteshall be allowed betweeneach ball . ROHARDS, GLANVILLEANDCO., PRINTERS , BROWN'S BUILDINGS , ST. MARYAXE, E.C.