James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1892

L A W SO F C R I C K E T . 1 7 9 T H ES T R I K E R . 21. THESTRIKER IS OUT if the wicket be bowled down, even if the ball first touchthe striker's bat or person:--" Bowled." 22. Or, if the ball , from a stroke of the bat or hand, but not the wrist , be held before it touch the ground, although it be hugged to the body of the catcher :- "Caught." 23. Or, if in playing at the ball , provided it be not touched by the bat or hand, the striker be out of his ground , and the wicket be put down by the wicket- keeper with the ball or with the handor arm, with ball in hand :-" Stumped." 24. Or, if with any part of his person he stop the ball , which in the opinion of the umpire at the bowler's wicket shall have been pitched in a straight line f r o mit to the striker's wicketandwouldhavehit it : " Legbefore Wicket." 25. Or, if in playing at the ball he hit downhis wicket with his bat or any part of his person or dress :--" Hit Wicket." 26. Or, if under pretence of running, or otherwise , either of the batsmen wilfully prevent a ball from being caught:-" Obstructing the field ." 27. Or, if the ball be struck , or be stopped by any part of his person , and he wilfully strike it again , except it be done for the purpose of guarding his wicket , whichhe m a ydo with his bat, or any part of his person , except his hands :- " Hitthe ball twice." T H EB A T S M E N . 28. Either BATSMANIS OUT if in running , or at any other time, while the ball is in play, he be out of his ground, and his wicket be struck downby the ball after touching any fieldsman , or by the hand or arm (with ball in hand) of any fieldsman:-"R u nout." 29. Or, if he touch with his hands or take up the ball while in play, unless at the request of the opposite side :-" Handled the 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 putdownis out; if they have not crossed , he that has left the wicket which is putdownis out. 32. T h estriker being caught no runshall be scored. Abatsmanbeing run out, that run whichwasbeing attempted shall not be scored . 33. A batsmanbeing out from any cause , 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 ," whenthe ball shall be " dead; " six runs shall be added to the score; but if morethan six runs have been 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 himout ; but if the bowler throw at that wicket and any run result , it shall be scored " no ball . " 36. Abatsman shall not retire from his wicket and return 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. Asubstitute shall be allowed to field or run betweenwickets for anyplayer whom 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 maybe run out if either he or his substitute be out of his ground. If the striker