James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1885

2 0 8 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SC R I C K E T E R S ' A N N U A L. not morethan ten minutes . This shall not prevent the batsmanfrombeating the ground with his bat, nor the batsmannor bowler from using sawdust in order to obtain a proper foothold . T H EB O W L E R . N OB A L L. 10. Theball must be bowled ; if thrown or jerked , the umpire shall call " n oball." 11 . T h ebowlershall deliver the ball withone foot on the groundbehind the bowling crease , and within the return crease , otherwise the umpire shall call " n oball." W I D EB A L L. 12. If thebowler shall bowl the ball so high over or so wide of the wicket that, in the opinion of the umpire, it is not within reach of the striker , the umpire shallcall " w i d eball." T H EO V E R . 13. T h eball shall be bowledin overs of four balls from each wicket alter- nately . W h e nfour balls have been bowled, and the ball is finally settled in the bowler's or wicket -keeper's hands, the umpire shall call " over." Neither " no-ball" nor a " wideball" shall be reckoned as one of the " over." a 14. The bowler maynot change ends more than twice in the same innings , nor bowl morethantwo overs in succession . 15. Thebowler mayrequire the batsman at the wicket from which he is bowling to stand on that side of it which he maydirect . S C O R I N GO F FN OB A L L SA N DW I D EB A L L S. 16. The striker m a yhit a " no ball ," and whatever runs result shall be added to his score ; but he shall not be out from a " no ball ," unless hebe run out or break Laws26, 27, 29, 30. All runs made from a " no ball ," otherwise thanfrom the bat, shall be scored " no balls ," and if no run be made one run shall be added to that score . Froma " wide ball " as manyruns as are run shall be added to the score as "wide balls ," and if no run be otherwise obtainedoner u nshallb eso a d d e d. B Y E. 17. If the ball , not having been called " wide " or " no ball ," pass the striker , without touching his bat, or person , and any runs be obtained , the umpire shall call " bye;" but if the ball touch any part of the striker's person (hand excepted ) and any run be obtained , the umpire shall call " leg bye," such runs to be scored " byes " and " leg byes " respectively . P L A Y . 18. A tthe beginning of the match, and of each innings , the umpire at the -bowler's wicket shall call "play ;" from that time no trial ball shall be allowed to anybowler on the ground between the wickets , and whenone of the batsmen is out, the use of the bat shall not be allowed to any person until the next p a t s m a nshall c o m ein. D E F I N I T I O N S . 19. Abatsman shall be held to be " out of his ground " unless his bat in hand or some part of his person be grounded within the line of the popping c r e a s e. 20. T h ewicketshallb eheldtob e" d o w n" w h e neitherof thebails is struck off , or if both bails be off , whena stump is struck out of the ground. T H ES T R I K E R . 21. THESTRIKER IS OUT if the wicket be bowled down, evenif the ball first touch the striker's bat or person :-" Bowled." 22. Or, if the ball , from a stroke of the bat or hand, but not the wrist , be held before it touch the ground , although it be hugged to the body of the catcher :-" Caught." 23. Or, if in playing at the ball provided it be not touched by the bat or