James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1892

1 7 8 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. T H EG R O U N D . 9. Theground shall not be rolled , watered, covered , m o w n, or beaten during amatchexcept before the commencementof each innings andof 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 ground with his bat, nor the batsmannor 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. The ball must be 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 fromeach 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 m a ychange ends as often as he pleases , provided that he shall notbowltwoovers in succession in thesameinnings. 15. The bowler mayrequire the batsman at the wicket from which he is bowl- ing to stand on that side of it which he maydirect . S C O R I N GO F FN O B 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 to his 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 fromthe bat, shall be scored " no balls ," and if no run be madeone run shall be added to that score . From a " 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 shallb eso a d d e d. B Y E. 17. If the ball , nothaving 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 ), andany 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 to anybowler on the ground between the wickets , and when one of the batsmen is out, the use of the bat shall not be allowed to any person until the next bats- m a nshall c o m ein. D E F I N I T I O N S . 19. Abatsman shall be held to be " out of his ground " unless his bat in hand or some part of his person be grounded within the line of the popping crease . 20. Thewicket shall be held to be " down" wheneither of the bails is struck off , or if both bails be off , whena stump is struck out of the ground.