James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1893

2 1 6 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. T H ES T R I K E R . 21. THESTRIKER IS OUT if the wicket be bowled down, even if the ball first touch the striker's bat or person :--" Bowled." 3:22. O r, if the ball, froma stroke of the bator hand, butnotthe wrist, beheld before it touch the ground, although it be huggedto the body of the catcher :- "Caught." 23. Or, if in playing at the ball , provided it be not touched bythe bat or hand, the striker be out of his ground, and the wicket be put downby the wicket- keeper with the ball or with the hand or 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 from it to the striker's wicket and wouldhave hit it :-" Leg before 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 , which he maydo with his bat , or any part of his person , except his hands :- " H i ttheball 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 put downis out ; if they have not crossed , he that has left the wicket which is putd o w nis out. 32. The striker being caught no run shall be scored . Abatsmanbeing run out, that run whichwas being attempted shall not be scored . 33. Abatsmanbeing 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 " has been 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 theball, if the batsmanat his wicketbe out of his groundbefore actual delivery , the said bowler mayrun him out ; but if the bowler throw at that wicket and anyrun result , it shall be scored " no ball ." 36. Abatsmanshall not retire from his wicket andreturn 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. A substitute shall be allowed to field or run between wickets for any player whom 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 w h i c h eshalltake. 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. If the striker