James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1891

2 1 2 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. T H EB O W L I N GC R E A S E. 7. Thebowling crease shall be in a line with the stumps ; six feet eight inches in length ; the stumps in the centre ; with a return crease at each end, at right anglesbehind the wicket. T H EP O P P I N GC R E A S E. 8. Thepopping crease shall be markedfour feet from the wicket , parallel to it, and be deemedunlimited in length . T H EG R O U N D . 9. The ground shall not be rolled , watered , covered , mown, or beaten during amatchexcept before the commencementof each innings and of each day's play , when, unless the in-side object , the ground shall be swept and rolled for not morethan ten minutes . This shall not prevent the batsman from beating the groundwith his bat, nor the batsman nor bowler from using sawdust in order to obtain a proper foothold . T H EB O W L E R , N OB A L L. 10. Theball mustbe bowled ; if thrown or jerked , the umpire shall call " no ball. " 11. The bowler shall deliver the ball with one foot on the ground behind the bowling crease , and within the return crease , otherwise the umpire shall call "n oball." W I D EB A L L. 12. If the bowler shall bowl the ball so high over or so wide of the wicket that , in the opinion of the umpire, it is not within reach of the striker , the umpire shall call " wideball ." T H EO V E R . 13. Theball shall be bowled in overs of five balls from each wicket alternately . Whenfive balls have been bowled , and the ball is finally settled in the bowler's or wicket -keeper's hands, the umpire shall call " over." Neither a " no ball " nor a " wideball " shall be reckonedas one of the " over." 14. The bowler maychange ends as often as he pleases , provided that he shall notbowltwoovers in succession in the sameinnings. 15. Thebowler mayrequire the batsman at the wicket from whichhe is bowl- ing to stand on that side of it which he m a ydirect . S C O R I N GO F FN OB A L L SA N DW I D EB A L L S. 16. The striker mayhit a " no ball , " and whatever runs result shall be added tohis score ; but he shall not be out from a " no ball ," unless he be run out or break Laws 26, 27, 29, 30. All runs made from a " no ball ," otherwise than from the bat, shall be scored " no balls ," and if no run be madeone run shall be added to that score . Froma "wide ball " as manyruns as are run shall be added to the score as "wide balls ," and if no run be otherwise obtained one run shall be so added. B Y E. 17. If the ball , not having been called " wide " or " no ball ," pass the striker , without touching his bat or person , and any runs be obtained , the umpire shall call " bye ; " but if the ball touch any part of the striker's person (hand excepted ), and any run be obtained , the umpire shall call " leg bye," such runs to be scored "byes " and "leg byes " respectively . P L A Y . 18. At the beginning of the match , and of each innings , the umpire at the bowler's wicket shall call " play ; " from that time no trial ball shall be allowed