James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1887

T H EC H I E FSCORERSO F 1886. 2 2 3 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 60 runsless thanthe opposite side . 2. Thematch, 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 of five orsixballs. T h e L a w sof Single Wicket. The Laws are, where they apply , the same as the above , with the following alterations a n dadditions. 1. Onewicket shall be pitched , as in L a w6 ; with a bowling stump opposite to it, at a distance of twenty-two yards. Thebowling crease shall be in a line withthe 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-twoyards each in a line from the off andleg stump. 3. Theball must be hit before the bounds to entitle the striker to a run, which run 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 the poppingcrease . 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 ," andno r u nshall b escored. 5. W h e nthere shall be less than five players on aside , neither byes , leg -byes, nor overthrows shall be allowed , nor shall the striker be caught out behind the wicket, nor stumped. 6. The fieldsman must return the ball so that it shall cross the ground between the wicket andthe 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 madeone run, if he start again he must touch the bowling stump or crease , and turn before the ball cross the ground to entitle h i mto another. 8. The striker shall be entitled to three runs for lost ball , andthe samenum- ber for ball wilfully stopped by a fieldsman , otherwise than with any part of his p e r s o n. 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 morethanone minuteshall be allowedbetweeneachball. C H A P T E R V I I. T H EC H I E FS C O R E R SO F 1 8 8 6. 4 0 0R U N SA N DU P W A R D S . F o r. Stoddart, A. E.....Hampstead Against. Date. R u n s. Stoics Aug. 4 .... 485 2 0 0R U N SA N DU P W A R D S . F o r. Scarborough Sussex Against. Bookless,D. Brann, G...... Brutton, E. В. Tyneside Wanderers .... Newcastle Wanderers Cotterill , G. H. .... Old Brightonians H u l l Hampshire Ealing D a t e. R u n s. Sept. 17 *2 0 0 J u n e1 4 2 1 9 Aug.20 .... *209 July2 8 2 0 1