James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

2 1 0 L I L L Y W H I T E ' SC R I C K E T E R S' A N N U A L. T H ES T R I K E R . 21. THE STRIKER IS OUT if the wicket be bowled down, even if the ball first touchthe striker's bat or person:--" Bowled." 22.-Or, if the ball , from a stroke of the bat or hand, but not the wrist , be heldbefore 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 orhand, the striker be out of his ground , and the wicket be put downbythe wicket -keeper with the ball or with the hand or arm, with ball in hand:- "Stumped." 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 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 frombeing 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 his hands: " Hitthe ball twice." 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 batsmen have crossed each other , he that runs for the wicket whichis put downis out ; if they have not crossed , he that has left the wicket whichis putdownis out . 32.-The striker being caught no run shall be scored . A batsman being runout, that run which wasbeing attempted shall not be scored . 33.-A batsmanbeing out from anycause , the ball shall be " dead." L O S TB A L L. 34. If a ball in play cannot be found or recovered , any fieldsman may call " lost ball," w h e nthe ball shall be " dead; " six runs shall be addedto thescore; but if morethansix runs havebeenrunbefore " 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'sh a n d, it shall be " dead" ; but w h e nthe bowleris about to deliver the ball, if the batsman at his wicket be out of his ground before actual delivery , the said bowler 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 a n d 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 wherea substitute shall be allowed, theconsent 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.