James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1885

T H EL A W SO FC R I C K E T . 2 0 9 hand, the striker be out wicket-keeper with the "S t u m p e d." of his ground, and the wicket be put downbythe ball or with hand or arm, with ball in hand :- 24. Or, if with any part 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 :-" Leg before Wicket." 25. Or, if in playing at the ball he hit downhis wicket with his bat or any part of his person or dress :-- " Hit Wicket." 26. Or, if under pretence of running, or otherwise , either of the batsmen wilfully prevent a ball frombeing caught :-" Obstructing the field ." 27. Or, if the ball be struck , or be stopped by any part of his person , and he wilfully strike it again , except it be done for the purpose of guarding his wicket , which he maydo with his bat, or any part of his person , except his hands:-" Hitthe ball twice." T H EB A T S M E N . 23. Either BATSMANIS OUT if in running , or at any other time, while the ball is in play, he be out of his ground, and his wicket be struck downby the ball after touching any fieldsman , or bythe handor arm(with ball in hand) of any fieldsuman:-"R u nout." 29. Or, if he touch with his hands or take up the ball while in play, unless- at the request of the opposite side :-" Handledthe ball . " 30. Or, if he wilfully obstruct any fieldsman :--- Obstructing the field ." 31. If the batsmen have crossed each other , he that runs for the wicket whichis put downis out ; if they not have crossed he that has left the wicket whichis put downis out. 32. The striker being caught no run shall be scored . Abatsman being run out, that run which was being attempted shall not be scored . 33. Abatsmanbeing out from any cause, the ball shall be " Dead." L O S TB A L L. 34. I a ball in play cannot be found or recovered , any fieldsman maycall " lost bal," w h e nthe ball shall be " dead;" six runs shall be addedto the score; but if morethan six runs have been run before " lost ball" has been called , asmanyruns as have been run shall be scored . 35. After the ball shall have been finally settled in the wicket -keeper's or bowler's hand, it shall be " dead;" but whenthe bowler is about to deliver the ball , f the batsman at his wicket be out of his ground before actual delivery , the said bowler m a yrun him out ; but if the bowler throw at that wicket andanyrun result , it shall be scored " no ball ." 36. Abatsmanshall not retire from his wicket and return to it to com- plete his imings after another has been in, without the consent of the opposite sid. S U B S T I T U T E . 37. A subtitute shall be allowed to field or run betweenwickets for any player whom yduring the match be incapacitated from illness or injury , but for no other reason , except with the consent of the opposite side . 38. In all ases where a substitute shall be allowed , the consent of the opposite side slall be obtained as to the person to act as substitute , and the place in the field which he shall take . 39. In case any substitute shall be be allowed to run between wickets , the striker maybe un out if either he or his substitute be out of his ground. If the striker be out of his ground while the ball is in plav . that wicket which he has left m a ybe put down and the striker given out, although the other batsman mayhave made good the ground at that end, and the striker and his substitute at the other end. 40. Abatsman is liable to be out for any infringement of the laws by his substitute. T H EF I E L D S M A N . 41. The fieldsman m a ystop the ball with any part of his person , but if he