James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1896

LAW S OF C R I CK E T . THE GROUND. «L—The ground shall not be rolled, watered, covered, mown, or beaten during a match except before the commencement o f each innings and of each davs 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 Irom beating the ground with his bat, nor the batsman nor bowler from using saw dust in order to obtain a proper foothold. THE BOWLER . NO BALL . 1 0 . —The ball must be bowled ; if thrown or jerked the umpire shall call 44 no ball.” _ . , . . 1 1 . —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 44 no ball.” W IDE BA LL . 1 2 . —I f the bowler shall bowl the ball so high over or so wide o f the wicket that, in the opinion of the umpire, it is not within reach o f the striker, the umpire shall ca lf 44 wide ball.” THE OVER . 13. —The ball shall be bowled in overs of five balls from each wicket alternately. When five 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 b a l l ” nor a “ wide b a l l ” shall be reckoned as one o f the 44 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. —The bowler may require the batsman at the wicket from which he is bowling to stand on that side of it which he may direct. SCORING OFF NO BALLS AND W IDE BALLS . 16. —The striker may hit a 44 no-ball,” and whatever runs result shall be added to his score ; but he shall not be out from a 44 no-ball,” unless he be run out or break Laws 26, 27,29, and 30. All runs made from a 4*no-ba ll,” otherwise than from the bat, shall be scored “ no-balls,” and, if no run be made, one run shall be added to that score. From a “ wide ball ” as many runs as are run shall be added to the score as “ wide balls,” and if no run be otherwise obtained one run shall be so added. BYE . 17. —I f the ball, not having been called 44 wide ” or 44 no-ball, pass the striker without touching his bat or person, and any runs be obtained, the umpire shall call 44 bye but if the ball touch any part of the striker’s person (hand excepted), and any run be obtained, the umpire shall call “ leg b y e ; ” such runs to be scored 44 byes ” and 44 leg-byes ” respectively. PLAY . 18. —At the beginning of the match, and of each innings, the umpire at the bowler’s wicket shall call 44 play ; ” from that time no trial ball shall be allowed to any bowler on the ground between the wickets, and, when one of the batsmen is out, the use of the bat shall not be allowed to any person until the next batsman shall come in. DEF IN IT ION S . 19. —A batsman shall be held to be 44 out o f his ground ” unless his bat in hand or some part of his person be grounded within the line o f the popping crease. 2 0 . —The wicket shall be held to be “ down ” when either o f the "bails is struck off, or, if both bails be off, when a stump is struck out of the ground.