James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1888

L A W SO F C R I C K E T . 2 0 3 29. Or, if he touch with his hands or take up the ball while in play, unless at therequest of the opposite side :-" Handledthe ball." 30. Or, if he wilfully obstruct any fieldsman :-" Obstructing the field ." 31. If the batsmen have crossed each other , he that runs for the wicket which is put downis out ; if they have not crossed , he that has left the wicket which is p u td o w nis out. 32. The striker being caught no run shall be scored . Abatsmanbeing run out, that runwhich was being attempted shall not be scored . 33. Abatsmanbeing out fromanycause , the ball shall be " Dead." L O S TB A L L. 34. If a ball in play cannot be found or recovered , any fieldsman maycall " lost ball," w h e nthe ball shall be " dead; " six runs shall be addedto the score; butif morethan six runs havebeen run before " lost ball" hasbeen called , as manyruns as have been run shall be scored . 35. After the ball shall have been finally settled in the wicket -keeper's or bowler's hand, it shall be " dead ; " but whenthe bowler is about to deliver the ball , if the batsman at his wicket be out of his ground before actual delivery , the said bowler mayrun him out ; but if the bowler throw at that wicket and anyrun result , it shall be scored " no ball ." 36. Abatsmanshall not retire from his wicket andreturn to it to complete his innings after another has been in, without the consent of the opposite side . S U B S T I T U T E . 37. A substitute shall be allowed to field or runbetween wickets for any player w h om a yduring 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 , and the place in the field w h i c h eshall take. 39. In case any substitute shall be allowed to run between wickets , the striker m a ybe run out if either he or his substitute be out of his ground. If the striker beout of his groundwhile the ball is in play, that wicket which he has left m a y beput downand the striker given out, although the other batsman m a yhave madegoodthe 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. Thefieldsman 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 mayhave been made, five only shall be added. W I C K E T -K E E P E R . 42. The wicket -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- commodethe 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 , 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