James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1891

L A W SOF CRICKET. 2 1 1 3 B O W L I N G A V E R A G E S . O v e r s. M a i d e n s: R u n s. W i c k e t s. Average. P . H . d eVilliers .... 4 7 4 1 3 9 9 4 5 1 5 7 6 . 3 T . L . G r a h a m N . T h e u n i s s e n W .H . Milton H e a r n e 247.1 9 1 4 3 7 5 6 7.47 253.2 8 5 5 3 8 6 4 8 . 2 6 106.1 3 8 2 0 9 2 0 10.9 238.3 6 9 5 2 0 4 8 10.40 S E C O N D-CLASS M A T C H E S, H .F o r d 269.3 3 6 686 1 1 2 6:14 C H A P T E R V . L A W SO F C R I C K E T , As Revised by the Marylebone Cricket Club, M a y, 1889 . T H EG A M E. 1. Amatchis played between twosides of eleven players each , unless otherwise agreed to ; each side has two innings , taken alternately , except in the case providedfor in Law54. The choice of innings shall be decided by tossing . R U N S . 2. T h escore shall be reckoned by runs . Arun is scored :-1st. So often as the batsmenafter a hit , or at any time while the ball is in play, shall have crossed andm a d egoodtheir groundfromendto end. 2nd. For penalties underL a w s 16, 34, 41, and allowances under 44. Anyrun or runs so scored shall be duly recorded byscorers appointed for the purpose . Theside which scores the greatest numberof runs wins the match. N omatch is wonunless played out or given up, except in the case provided for in L a w45. Α Ρ Ρ Ο Ι Ν Τ M E N T O FU M P I R E S . 3. Before the commencementof the matchtwo umpires shall be appointed , one for e a c he n d. T H EB A L L, 4. Theball shall weigh not less than five ounces and a half , nor more than five ounces and three -quarters . It shall measure not less than nine inches , nor more thannine inches and one-quarter in circumference . At the beginning of each innings either side maydemanda newball . T H EB A T. 5. Thebat shall not exceed four inches and one -quarter in the widest part ; it shall not be morethan thirty -eight inches in length . T H EW I C K E T S . 6. Thewickets shall be pitched opposite and parallel to each other at a distance of twenty -two yards . Each wicket shall be eight inches in width, and consist of three stumps, with two bails upon the top . Thestumps shall be of equal and sufficient size to prevent the ball from passing through , twenty -seven inches out of the ground. The bails shall be each four inches in length , andwhenin posi tion o nthe top of the stumps, shall not project more than half -an-inch above them. The wickets shall not be changed during a match unless the ground between thembecome unfit for play, andthen only by consent of both sides .