James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1895

L A W SO F C R I C K E T . 2 0 9 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. Onewicket shall be pitched , as in Law6 ; wtih a bowling stump opposite to it, at a distance of twenty-two yards . The bowling crease shall be in a line with the bowling stump; and drawn accordingly to Law7. 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. T h eball mustbe hit 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 with his bat, or some part of his person , or go beyond them, and return to the poppingcrease. 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 run shall b e scored. 5. W h e nthere shall be less than five players on a side , neither byes, leg -byes, nor overthrowsshall be allowed, nor shall the striker be caughtout behindthe wicket , nor stumped. 6. Thefieldsman must return the ball so that it shall cross the ground between the wicket and the bowling stump, or between the bowling stump and the bounds ; the striker mayrun till the ball be so returned . 7. Afterthe striker shall have m a d eone run, if hestarts again he musttouch the bowling stump or crease , and turn before the ball cross the ground to entitle h i mto another. 8. T h estriker shall be entitled to three runs for lost ball , andthe samenumber for ball wilfully stopped by a fieldsman , otherwise than with any part of his person. 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 more than one minuteshall be allowed betweeneach ball. L a w sof C o u n t yC r i c k e t. 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 , Nottinghamshire. 1. That no cricketer , whether amateur or professional , shall play for more than one countyduring the same season. 11. Every cricketer born in one county and residing in another shall be free to chooseat the c o m m e n c e m e n t of eachseasonfor w h i c hof these countiesh e will play , and shall , during that season , play for that county only . 111. 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 homeis, so long as it remains open to him as anoccasional residence . 1V. 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 acopy of these rules to be sent to the Marylebone Club , with a request that they be adopted by the Club.