James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1894

M A ZL A W SO F CRICKET. 2 0 9 23. Or, if in playing at the ball , provided it be not touched by the bat orhand, the striker be out of his ground, and the wicket be put downby 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 fromit to the striker's wicket and would havehit 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 hemaydo 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 therequest of the opposite side :-" Handledthe 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 . A batsman being run out, that run which was being attempted shall not be scored . 33. Abatsman being 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," w h e nthe ball shall be " dead; " six runs shall be added to the score ; butif more than 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 when the 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 him out ; 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. A substitute shall be allowed to field or run between wickets for anyplayer w h om a yduring the match be incapacitated from illness or injury , but for no other reason , except with the consent of the opposite s i d e n 38. I nall 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 runbetweenwickets, the striker m a ybe run out if either he or his substitute be out of his ground. If the striker be out of his ground while the ball is in play, that wicket which he has left may be put down and 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 put out for any infringement of the laws by his substitute.