James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1885

T H EL A W SO F C R I C K E T . 2 1 1 2. W h e nthere shall be less than five players on a side , bounds shall be placed twenty-two yards each in a line from the off and leg stump. 3. T h eball mustbe hit before the boundsto entitle the striker to a run, whichrun cannot be obtained unless he touch the bowling stump or crease in a line with his bat, or some part of his person or go beyond them, and return to thepopping crease . 4. W h e nthe striker shall hit the ball , one of his feet must be on the ground, behind the popping crease , otherwise the umpire shall call " no hit ," a n dn or u nshallbe scored. 5. Whenthere shall be less than five players on a side , neither byes , leg- byes, nor overthrows shall be allowed , nor shall the striker be caught out behindthe wicket , nor stumped 6. T h efieldsmanmustreturn the ball so that it shall cross the groundbe- tweenthe wicket and the bowling stump, or between the bowling stump and the bounds ; the striker mayrun till the ball be so returned . 7. After the striker shall have made one run, if he start again he must touch the bowling stump or crease , and turn before the ball cross the ground t oentitleh i mto another. 8. The striker shall be entitled to three runs for lost ball, andthe s a m e numberfor ball wilfully stopped by a fieldsman , otherwise than with any part ofhis person. 9. W h e nthere shall be more than four players on a side there shall be no bounds. All hits , byes, leg-byes , and overthrows shall then be allowed . 10. There shall be no restriction as to the ball being bowled in overs , but no morethan one minuteshall be allowed betweeneach ball . C H A P T E R V I. T H EC H I E FS C O R E R SO F 1 8 8 4. 3 0 0R U N SA N DU P W A R D S . Bruce, W . H o l m s, W .F. Shuter, J. H o w a r d, C.... D u m b l e t o n, H. N.. R.E. F o r. M e l b o u r n eC l u b BlairLodgeSchool Bexley G o o d w o o d Against. D a t e. R u n s. Hotham, Australia J a n . *3 2 8 RoyalMarines A u g .16 3 2 5 - Campsie J u n e5 .*303 E m e r i t i J u n e1 4 *3 0 4 W e s t b o u r n e A u g .18 *300 F o r. Allee, C. G.... 2 0 0R U N SA N DO V E R. EastMelbourne(2)...... Fitzroy (2) Against. D a t e. R u n s. Oct.27 1883*209 Aldworth, J.. Oxford City & County.. Huntley & Palmer A u g .16 *2 0 2 Bastard, S. R. V a n s t e a d B u c k h u r s tHill. J u n e28 2 3 6 Beaumont, E. J. N o r m a n h u r s tCourt B a l d s l o wPlace. July2 6 *2 0 4 Bettesworth , W. A. Bair Lodge School Stirlingshire July 2 *2 0 3 Coles,P. Whitelaw'sHouse Scott's House(RugbySchl .) June 2 2 0 6 Challen, J. B.... Wellingborough School R. T. Hughes' X I. J u n e1 8 2 0 5 D u n n, J. CorkCounty Leinster A u g .4 2 0 1 Fell, J. Penbroke(2)... St. John's , Cambridge (2) .. M a y31 2 1 1 Fison, T.A. H e i d o n Highgate.. J u n e1 4 2 0 1 Gilbert, J. Flething N e w i c k M a y27 *2 5 0 Grace,E.M . Thombury BristolMedicals J u n e11 2 1 9 H a m m o n d , H. LaningCollege BrightonCollege J u n e2 4 2 1 4 Harper ,E. T. M.... Mr. Ponsonby's XI.. Rev. C. Marshall's School .. June 12 Hardwick, F.......... Saltbarn -by-Sea *2 0 3 J u n e1 S o u t hB a n k *2 0 1