James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1896

LAWS OF CR ICKET . 253 39 . —In case any substitute shall be allowed to run between wickets, the striker may be run out if either he or his substitute be out of his ground. Tf the striker be out of his ground while the ball is in play, that wicket which he has left may be put down and the striker given out, although the other batsman may have made good the ground at that end, and the striker and his substitute at the other end. 40. —A batsman is liable to be put out for any infringement of the laws by his substitute. the fieldsman . 41. —The fieldsman may stop the ball with any part of his person, but if he wilfully stop it otherwise, the ball shall be 44 dead ” and five runs added to the score ; whatever runs have been made, five only shall be added. WICKET-KEEPER. 42. —The wicket-keeper shall stand behind the wicket. If he shall take the ball for the purpose of stumping before it has passed the wicket, or if he shall incommode tne 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. DUTIES OF UMPIRES. 43 . —The umpires are the sole judges of fair or unfair play, of the fitness of the ground, the weather, and the light for p la y ; all disputes shall be determined by them, and if they disagree, the actual state of things shall continue. 44 . —They shall pitch fair wickets, arrange boundaries wThere 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. When they shall call “ play ” the side refusing to play shall lose the match. 46. —They shall not order a batsman out unless appealed to by the other side. 47 . —The umpire 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 Law 42, 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 44 no ball.” 485.—The umpire shall take special care to call “ no ball ” instantly upon delivery ; 44 wide ball ” as soon as it shall have passed the striker. 49 . —I f either batsman run a short run the umpire shall call “ one short,” and the run shall not be scored. 50. —Atfer the umpire has called 4‘ over ” the ball is “ dead,” but an appeal may bo made as to whether either batsman is o u t ; such appeal, however, shall not be made after 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 Law 51, when either side may dis­ miss him. FOLLOWING INNINGS. 5 3 . —The side which goes in second shall follow their second innings if they have scored 12 0 runs less than the opposite side. ° 5 1—On the 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. ONE DAY MATCHES. 1. _The side which goes in second shall follow their scored 60 runs less than the opposite side. 2 . —The match, unless played out, shall be decided by the first innings. 3 —Prior to the commencement of a match it may be agreed that the over consist of five or six balls. innings if they have