James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1896

'252 LILT.YWHITE’ s CRICKETERS1 annual . t h e s t r i k e r . 21. —T he s t r ik e r is out if the wicket be bowled down, even if the ball first touch the striker’s bat or person: “ Howled. 22 . —Or, if the ball, from a stroke of tbe bat or hand, but not the wrist, be held before it touch the ground, although it be hugged to the body of the catcher:—“ Caught.” •23.—Or, if in playing at the ball, provided it be not touched by the bat or hand, the striker be out of his ground, and the wicket be put down by the wicket-keeper with the ball or with the hand or arm, with ball in hand “ Stumped.” 2 1 —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 from it to the striker’s wicket and would have hit i t “ Leg before wicket.” 25 —Or, if in playing at the ball he hit down his 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 c a u g h t “ 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 he may do with liis bat, or any part of his person, except his hands:—“ Hit the ball twice.” THE BATSMEN. 2S. — Either b a t sm an is ou t 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 down by the ball after touching any fieldsman, or by the hand or arm (with ball in hand) of any fieldsman:—“ Run out.” 29. —Or, if he touch with his hands or take up the ball while in play, unless at the request of the opposite side :—“ Handled the hall.” 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 down is out; if they have not crossed, he that has left the wicket which is put down is 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. —A batsman being out from any cause, the ball shall be u dead.” LOST BALL. 31.—If a ball in play cannot be found or recovered, any fieldsman may call “ lost ball,” when the ball shall be ‘ ‘ d ead :” six runs shall be added to the score; but if more than six runs have been run before “ lost ball ” has been called as many runs 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 Baid bowler may run him out; but if the bowler throw at the wicket and any run result, it shall be scored “ no ball.” 36. —A batsman 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. SUBSTITUTE. 37. —A substitute shall be allowed to field or run between wickets for any player who may during the match he incapacitated from illness or injury, but tor no other reason, except with the consent of the opposite side. 3 k .—In all cases where a substitute shall be allowed, the consent of the opposite side? shall be obtained as to a person to act as a substitute, and the place in the field which he shall take. ’