James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1894

2 1 0 LILLYW H I T E SCRICKETERS' A N N U A L. T H EF I E L D S M A N . 41. The fieldsman maystop the ball with any part of his person , but if he wilfully stop it otherwise , the ball shall be " dead," and five runs added to the score ; whatever runs mayhave been made, five only shall be added. 5 1 W I C K E T - E P E R . 42. T h ewicket-keeper shall stand behindthe wicket. If he shall take the ball for the purpose of stumping before it has passed the wicket , or if he shall in- commodethe striker by any noise , or motion , or if any part of his person be over or before the wicket , the striker shall not be out, excepting under Laws 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30. D U T I E SO F U M P I R E S . 43. The umpires are the sole judges of fair or unfair play, of the fitness of the ground, the weather, and the light for play ; all disputes shall be determined by t h e m, and if theydisagree, the actual state of things shall continue. 44. They shall pitch fair wickets , arrange boundaries where necessary , and the allowances to be made for them, and change ends after each side has had one innings. 45. They shall allow two minutes for each striker to come in, and ten minutes between each innings . W h e nthey shall call " play," the side refusing to play shall lose them a t c h. 46. They shall not order a batsman out unless appealed to by the other side . 47. Theumpire at the bowler's wicket shall be appealed to before the other umpire in all cases except in those of stumping , hit wicket , run out at the striker's wicket , or arising out of Law42, but in any case in which an umpire is unable to give a decision , he shall appeal to the other umpire, whose decision shall be final . 48a. If the umpire at the bowler's end be not satisfied of the absolute fairness of the delivery of any ball , he shall call " no ball ." 48b. The umpire shall take especial care to call " no ball " instantly upon de- livery ; " wide ball " as soon as it shall have passed the striker . ود 6 6 49. If either batsman run a short run, the umpire shall call one short ," and t h erunshall notb e scored. 50 After the umpire has called " over ," the ball is " dead," but an appeal m a ybe made as to whether either batsman is out, such appeal , however, shall not be madeafter the delivery of the next ball , nor after any cessation of play. 51. No umpire shall be allowed to bet . 52. No umpire shall be changed during a match, unless with the consent of both sides , except in case of violation of Law51 ; then either side maydismiss h i m. F O L L O W I N GN I N G S . 53. The side which goes in second shall follow their innings if they have scored eighty runs less than the opposite side . 54. O nthe last day of a match, or if a one-day match at any time, the inside shall be empowered to declare the innings at an end. O N ED A YM A T C H E S . 1. The side which goes in second shall follow their innings if they have scored 60 runs less than the opposite side . 2. Thematch, unless played out, shall be decided by the first innings . 3. Prior to the commencementof a match it maybe agreed that the over consist of five or six balls. T h eL a w sof SingleW i c k e t. The Laws are , where they apply , the same as the above , with the following alterations a n dadditions. 1. One wicket shall be pitched , as in Law6 ; with a bowling stump opposite to it, at a distance of twenty-two yards. T h ebowlingcrease shall be in a line withthe bowling stump; and drawnaccordingly to Law7.