James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1894

2 0 8 LILLYWHITE'SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. T H EG R O U N D . 9. The ground shall not be rolled , watered , covered , mown, or beaten during a match except before the commencement of each innings and of each day's play , when, unless the in-side object , the ground shall be swept and rolled for not more than ten minutes . This shall not prevent the batsman from beating the ground with 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. 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 " wide ball . " THE O V E R . V I A Ms i l t y db e s i v o iS A 13. The ball shall be bowled in overs of five balls from each wicket alternately . W h e nfive 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 " wide ball " shall be reckoned as one of the " over." 14. The bowler may change ends as often as he pleases , provided that he shall not bowl two overs in succession in the same innings . 15. Thebowler mayrequire the batsman at the wicket from which he is bow- ing to stand on that side ofit which he may direct . S C O R I N GO F FN OB A L L SA N DW I D EB A L L S. 6 6 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 Laws26, 27, 29, 30. All runs m a d efroma n o ball," otherwise than fromthe bat, shall be scored " no balls ," and if no run be madeone run shall be addedto that score . F r o ma " wide ball " as m a n yruns as are run shall be added to the score as " wide balls ," and if no run be otherwise obtained one run shall be so a d d e d. 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 (handexcepted ), 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; " fromthat time no trial ball shall be allowed to anybowleron the groundbetweenthe wickets, andw h e none of the batsmen is out, the use of the bat shall not be allowed to any person until the next bats- m a nshallc o m ein. D E F I N I T I O N S . 19. Abatsmanshall be held to be " out of his ground" unless his batinh a n d or some part of his person be grounded within the line of the popping crease . 19.11 20. T h ewicketshall b eheldto b e " d o w n" w h e neitherof thebails is struck off, or if bothbails be off , w h e na stumpis struck out of the ground. T H ES T R I K E R . 21. T H ESTRIKERIS OUTif the wicket be bowledd o w n, evenif the ball first touch the striker's bat or person :-" Bowled." 22. O r, if the ball, froma stroke of the bator hand, but not the wrist, beheld before it touch the ground, although it be hugged to the body of the catcher :- "Caught."