James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1891

2 1 4 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' ANNUAL, S U B S T I T U T E . 37. A substitute shall be allowed to field or run between wickets for anyplayer w h om a yduring the matchbe 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 whichhe shall 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. Ifthe striker beout of his ground while the ball is in play , that wicket which he has left may beput downand the striker given out, although the other batsman m a yhave 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. 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. 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- 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, and30. D U T I E SO FU 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. Theyshall pitch fair wickets , arrange boundaries where necessary , and the allowances to be madefor them, and change ends after each side has hadone innings . 45. Theyshall allow two minutes for each striker to come in, and ten minutes between each innings . W h e nthey shall call " play," the side refusing to play shall lose them a t c h. 46. They shall not order a batsman out unless appealed to by the other side . 47. T h eumpireat 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 L a w42, but in anycase 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 ." 49. Theumpire shall take especial care to call " no ball " instantly upon de- livery ; " wide ball " as soon as it shall have passed the striker . 50. If either batsman run a short run , the umpire shall call " one short ," and ther u nshall notb escored. 51. After the umpire has called " over," the ball is " dead," but an appeal m a ybe madeas 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. 52. N o umpire shall be allowed to bet. 53. Noumpire shall be changed during a match , unless with the consent of both sides , except in case of violation of Law 52 ; then either side may dismiss him.