James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1894

L O J Z K AL A W SO F C R I C K E T . 2 1 1 2. W h e nthere shall be less than five players on a side , bounds shall be placed twenty-two yards each in a line from the off and leg stump. 3.. Theball mustbehit before the boundsto entitle the striker to a run, which run cannot be obtained unless he touch the bowling stump or crease in a line withhis bat, or some part of his person , or go beyond them, and return to the popping crease . 4. W h e nthe striker shall hit the ball , one of his feet must be on the ground, behind the popping crease , otherwise the umpire shall call " no hit," and no r u nshall be scored. 5. W h e nthere shall be less than five players on a side , neither byes , leg -byes, nor over -throws shall be allowed , nor shall the striker be caught out behind the wicket, nor stumped. 6. T h efieldsman mustreturn the ball so that it shall cross the groundbetween the wicket and the bowling stump, or between the bowling stump andthe bounds ; the striker mayrun till the ball be so returned . 7. After the striker shall have m a d eone run, if he start again he musttouch the bowling stump or crease , and turn before the ball cross the ground to entitle h i mto another. 8. Thestriker shall be entitled to three runs for lost ball, andthe samenum- ber for ball wilfully stopped by a fieldsman , otherwise than with any part of his p e r s o n. 9. W h e nthere shall be more than four players on a side there shall be no bounds. All hits , byes , leg -byes , and overthrows shall then be allowed . 10. There shall be no restriction as to the ball being bowled in overs , but no morethanone minuteshall be allowed betweeneach ball. L a w sof C o u n t yCricket. Thefollowing were established as the laws of county qualification , at a meeting held in the Surrey County Pavilion , Kennington Oval, on June 9, 1873. Repre- sentatives present from Surrey , Middlesex , Sussex , Kent, Gloucestershire , York- shire, andNottinghamshire. I. That no cricketer , whether amateur or professional , shall play for more than one county during the same season . II. Every cricketer born in one county and residing in another shall be free to choose at the commencementof each season for whichof these counties he will play , and shall , during that season , play for that county only . III . A cricketer shall be qualified to play for any county in which he is re- siding and has resided for the previous two years ; or a cricketer may elect to play for the county in which his family home is, so long as it remains open to h i mas an occasional residence . IV. That, should any question as to the residental qualification arise , the same should be left to the decision of the Committee of the Marylebone Club. V. That a copy of these rules be sent to the Marylebone Club , with a request that they be adopted by the Club.