James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

2 2 0 LILLYWHITE'S CRICKETERS' A N N U A L. T H ES T R I K E R . 21. T H ESTRIKER IS OUT if the wicket be bowledd o w n, even if theball first touch the striker's bat or person :-" Bowled." 22. Or, if the ball , from a stroke of the 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:- "S t u m p e d." 24-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 it :-" Leg beforewicket." 25-Or, if in playing at the ball he hit downhis 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 caught :-" 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 maydo with his bat, or any part of his person, except hish a n d s:-" H i ttheballtwice." T H EB A T S M E N . 28.-Either BATSMAN IS OUT 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 downby the ball after touching any fieldsman , or by the hand or arm (with ball in hand) of any fieldsman :-" R u nout." 29. Or, if he touch with his hands or take up the ball while in play , unless at the request of the opposite side :-" Handledthe ball . " 30. Or, if he wilfully obstruct any fieldsman :-" Obstructing the field ." 31. If the batsmenhave crossed each other, he that runsfor the wicket whichis put downis out ; if they have not crossed , he that has left the wicket whichis put downis out. 32. Thestriker being caught no run shall be scored . A batsmanbeing run out, that run which wasbeing attempted shall not be scored . 33.-A batsman being out from any cause , the ball shall be " dead." L O S TB A L L . 34. If aball in play cannot be found or recovered , any fieldsman may call " lost ball ," whenthe ball shall be " dead ; " six runs shall be added to thescore; but if m o r ethansix runs have been run before " lost ball" has been called as manyruns as have been run shall be scored . 35.-After the ball shall have been finally settled in the wicket -keeper's orbowler's h a n d, it shall be " dead" ; but w h e nthe bowleris aboutto deliver the ball, if the batsman at his wicket be out of his ground before actual delivery , the said bowier m a yrun him out ; but if the bowler throw at the wicket andany run result , it shall be scored " no ball ." 36. A batsmanshall 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. S U B S T I T U T E . 37. A substitute shall be allowed to field or run between wickets for any player whom a yduring the match be incapacitated from illness or injury , but for noother reason, except with the consent of the opposite side . 38.-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 placein the field whichhe shall take.