James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1886

2 0 8 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. 2. The match, unless played out, shall be decided by the first innings . Prior to the commencementof a match it m a ybe agreed that the over consist o f five or sixballs. T h eL a w sof Single W i c k e t. 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 L a w6; with a bowling stump opposite to it , at a distance of twenty-two yards . The bowling crease shall be in a line with the bowling stump; and drawnaccording to L a w7. 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 beyondthem, and return to the popping crease . 4. W h e nthe striker shall hit the ball, one of his feet mustbe on the ground, behind the popping crease , otherwise the umpire shall call " no hit ," a n dn or u nshallb escored. 5. W h e nthere 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 behind the wicket , nor stumped 6. Thefieldsman must return the ball so that it shall cross the groundbe- tween the wicket and the bowling stump, or between the bowling stumpand the bounds ; the striker mayrun till the ball be so returned . 7. After the striker shall havem a d eone run, if h e start again hemust touch the bowling stump or crease , and turn before the ball cross the ground to entitle himto another. 8. The striker shall be entitled to three runs for lost ball , and the same numberfor ball wilfully stopped by a fieldsman , otherwise than with any part ofhis person. 9. W h e nthere shall be morethanfour players on a side there shall ben o bounds. All hits , byes, leg-byes , and overthrows shall then be allowed . 10. Thereshall be no restriction as to the ball being bowledin overs, but nomorethan one minuteshall be allowed betweeneachball. L a w sof C o u n t yCricket. THE following were established as the laws of county qualification , at a meeting held in the Surrey County Pavilion , Kennington Oval, on June 9, 1873 , Representatives present from Surrey, Middlesex, Sussex, Kent, Glouces- tershire , and Nottinghamshire :- 1. That no cricketer , whether amateur or professional , shall play for more thanone county during the same season . 2. Everycricketer born in one county and residing in another shall be free t ochooseatthe c o m m e n c e m e n t of eachseasonfor w h i c hof thosecountiesh e will play, and shall , during that season , play for that county only. 3. A cricketer shall be qualified to play for any county in which he is residing and has resided for the previous two years ; or a cricketer m a y elect to play for the county in which his family home is, so long as it remains opento him as an occasional residence . 4. That, should any question arise as to the residental qualification , the same should be left to the decision of the committee of the MaryleboneClub. 5. That a copy of these rules be sent to the Marylebone Club , with a request that they be adopted by the club . 1