James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1899

L A W SO F C R I C K E T . 2 1 1 39.-In case any substitute shall be allowed to run between wickets , the striker m a ybe run out if either he or his substitute be out of his ground. If thestriker be out of his ground while the ball is in play, that wicket which h ehas left m a ybe put downand the striker given out, although the other batsmanm a yhave madegood the ground at that end, and the striker andhis substituteat theothere n d. 40.-A batsmanis liable to be out for any infringement of the laws by his substitute. T H EF I E L D S M A N . 41. Thefieldsman m a ystop the ball with any part of his person, but if hewilfully stop it otherwise , the ball shall be " dead" and five runs added to the score ; whatever runs mayhave been made, five only shall be added. W I C K E T -K E E P E R . 42. Thewicket -keeper shall stand behind the wicket . If he shall take theball for the purpose of stumping before it has passed the wicket , or if he shall incommode the 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 underLaws26, 27, 28, 29, and 30. D U T I E SO F U M P I R E S . 43. Theumpires are the sole judges of fair or unfair play, of the fitness . of the ground, the weather, and the light for play ; all disputes shall be determined by them, and if they disagree , the actual state of things shall c o n t i n u e. 44. They shall pitch fair wickets , arrange boundaries where necessary , and the allowances to be madefor them, and change ends after each side has hadone innings . 45. Theyshall allow two minutes for each striker to comein, and ten minutes between each innings . W h e nthey shall call "play " the side refusing to play shall lose the match. 46.-Theyshall not order a batsmanout 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, runout at the striker's wicket , or arising out of L a w42, but in any case in which anumpire is unable to give a decision he shall appeal to the other umpire, w h o s ed cisionshallb efinal. 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 " no ball ." 48b. The umpire shall take special care to call " no ball " instantly upon: delivery ; " wide ball " as soon as it shall have passed the striker . 49. If either batsmanrun a short run the umpire shall call " one short ,' a n dther u nshallnotb e scored. 50. After the umpire has called " over " the ball is " dead ," but an appeal m a ybe madeas to whether either batsmanis out; such appeal , however,shall not bemadeafter the delivery of the next ball , nor after anycessation ofplay. 51.-No umpire shall be allowed to bet. 52. N oumpire shall be changed during a matchunless with the consent. of both sides , except in case of violation of Law51 , when either side maydis- m i s sh i m. F O L L O W I N G I N N I N G S . 53. The side which goes in second shall follow their innings if they have scored 120 runs less than the opposite side . 54. Onthe last dayof a match, or if a one-day match at anytime, the in-side shall be empoweredto declare the innings at an end. O N ED A YM A T C H E S . 1.-Theside which goes in second shall follow their innings if they have scored 60 runs less than the opposite side . 2. Thematch, unless played out , shall be decided by the first innings . 3.-Prior to the commencement of a match it maybe agreed that the over- consistoffive or sixballs.