James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1887

2 2 2 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. S U B S T I T U T E . 37. A substitute shall be allowed to field or runbetween wickets for anyplayer whomayduring the match be incapacitated from illness or injury , but for no other reason , except with the consent of the opposite side . 38. In all cases where a substitute shall be allowed , the consent of the opposite side shall be obtained as to the person to act as substitute , andthe place in the field w h i c h eshalltake. 39. In case any substitute shall be allowed to run between wickets , the striker maybe run 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 play, that wicket which he has left m a y beput down and the striker given out , although the other batsman mayhave madegood the ground at that end, and the striker and his substitute at the other e n d. 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 maystop the ball with any part of his person, but if he wilfully stop it otherwise , the ball shall be " dead," and five runs added to the score ; whatever runs mayhavebeen 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 in- commode the striker by any noise , or motion , or if any part of his person be over or before the wicket , the striker shall not be out, excepting under Laws 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30. 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 determined by them, and if they disagree , the actual state of things shall continue . 44. They shall pitch fair wickets , arrange boundaries where necessary , and the allowances to be madefor them, andchange ends after each side has had one innings . 45. They shall allow two minutes for each striker to come in, and ten minutes between each innings . Whenthey shall call "play ," the side refusing to play shall lose the match. 46. They shall not order a batsman out unless appealed to by the other side . 47. Theumpire 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 Law42, but in any case in which an umpire is unable to give a decision , he shall appeal to the other umpire , whose decision shall be final. 48. If the umpire at the bowler's end be not satisfied of the absolute fairness of the delivery of any ball , he shall call " no ball ." 48a. The umpire shall take especial care to call " no ball " instantly upon de- livery ; "wideball " as soon as it shall have passed the striker . 49. If either batsman run a short run, the umpire shall call " one short ," and the runshall not be scored. 50. After the umpire has called " over," the ball is " dead," but an appeal may be made as to whether either batsman is out , such appeal , however , shall not be made after the delivery of the next ball , nor after any cessation of play. 51. N o umpire shall be allowed to bet. 52. No umpire shall be changed during a match , unless with the consent of both sides , except in case of violation of Law51 ; then either side may dismiss 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 .