James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1885

2 1 0 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 . wilfully stop it otherwise , the ball shall be " dead," and five runs added to the score ; whatever runs mayhave been made, five only shall be added. W I C K E T - K E E P E R . 42. Thewicket -keeper shall stand behind the wicket . If he shall take the ball for the purpose of stumping before it has passed the wicket , or if he shall incommodethe striker by any noise , or motion, or if anypart of his person be over or before the wicket , the striker shall not be out, excepting under Laws26, 27, 28, 29 and30. D U T I E SO F U M P I R E S . 43. The umpires are the sole judges of fair or unfair play, of the fitness of the ground, the weather, and the light for play ; all disputes shall be deter- minedby them, and if they disagree , the actual state of things shall continue . 44. T h e yshall pitch fair wickets, arrange boundaries wherenecessary, and theallowances to b e m a d efor them, and change ends after each side has h a d oneinnings. 45. They shall allow two minutes for each striker to come in, and ten minutes between each innings . W h e nthey shall call " play," the side re- fusing to play shall lose the match. 46. Theyshall not order a batsman out unless appealed to by the other side. 47. The umpire at the bowler's wicket shall be appealed to before the other umpire in all cases except in those of stumping , hit wicket , run out at the striker's wicket , or arising out of L a w42. but in any case in which an umpire is unable to give a decision , he shall appeal to the other umpire whose decisionshall b efinal. 48. If the umpire at the bowler's end be not satisfied of the absolute fairness of the delivery of anyball , he shall call " no ball . " ، ، 48a. Theumpire shall take especial care to call no ball " instantly upon delivery ; wide ball " as soon as it shall have passed the striker . 49. If either batsman run a short run, the umpire shall call " one short ," a n dthe r u nshall notb escored. 50. Afterthe umpirehas called " over," the ball is " dead," but an appeal m a ybe made as to whether either batsman is out, such appeal , hovever , shall not be made after the delivery of the next ball , nor after any cessation of play. 51. N oumpire shall be allowed to bet. 52. N oumpire shall be changed during a match, unless with the consent of bothsides , except in case of violation of L a w51 ; then either side maydismiss h i m. F O L L O W I N GN I N G S . 53. The side which goes in second shall follow their innings , if they have scored eighty runs less than the opposite side . O N ED A YM A T C H E S . 1. The side which goes in second shall follow their innings if they have scored 60runs less than the opposite side . 2. The match, unless played out, shall be decided by the first innings . Prior to the commencementof a match is m a ybe agreed that the over consist o ffive or six balls. T h eL a w sof Single Wicket. The Laws are , where they apply , the same as the above , with the following alterations a n dadditions. 1. One wicket shall be pitched , as in Law6; with a bowling stump opposite to it, at a distance of twenty-two yards . The bowling crease shall be in a line withthe bowling stump; and drawnaccording to Law7.