John and James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1882

215 XiV. At tlie beginning of each innings the Umpire shall call «•P l a y from that time to the end of each innings no trial ball shall bp allowed to any Bowler. XV. The STRIKER IS OUT if either of the bails be bowled off, or if a stamp be fowled out of the ground ; XVI. Or, if the ball from the stroke of the bat, or hand, but not the wrist, be held before it touched the ground, although it be hugged to the body of the catcher ; XVII. Or if in striking, or at any other time while the ball shall be in play, both his feet shall be over the popping crease, and hi3 wicket put down, except his bat be grounded within i t ; XVIII. Or, if in striking at the ball he hit down his wicket; XIX. Or, if under pretence of running, or otherwise, either of the Strikers prevent * ball from being caught, the Striker of the ball is out: XX. Or, if the ball be struck, and he wilfully strike it again ; XXI. Or, if in running, the wicket be struck down by a throw, or by the hand or arm (with ball in hand) before his bat (in hand) or gome part of his person be grounded over uie popping crease. But if both the bails be off, a stump must be struck out of the ground. XXII. Or, if any part of the Striker’s dress knock down the wicket; XXIII. Or, if the Striker touch or take up the ball while in play, unless at the request of the opposite party; XXIV. 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 wTould have hit it. XXV. If the players have crossed each other, he that runs for the wicket which is put down is out. XXVI. A ball being caught, no run shall be reckoned. XXVII. A Striker being run out, that run which he and his partner wrere attempting shall not be reckoned. XXVIII. If a lost ball be called, the Striker shall be allowed six runs; but if more than six shall have been run before lost ball shall have been called, then the Striker shall have all which have been run. XXIX. After the ball shall have been finally settled in the wicket-keeper’s or bowler’s hand, it shall be considered dead; but wrhen the Bowler is about to deliver the ball, if the Striker at the wicket go outside the popping crease before such actual delivery, the said Bowler may put him out, unless (with reference to the 21st law) his bat in hand, or some part of his person be within the popping crease. XXX. The Striker 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 party. XXXI. No substitute shall in any case be allowed to stand out or run between wickets for another person without the consent of the opposite party; and in case any person shall be allowed to run for another, the Striker shall be out if either he or his substitute be off the ground in manner mentioned in laws 17 and 21, wiiile the ball is in play. XXXII. In all cases where a substitute shall be allowed, the consent of the opposite party shall also be obtained as to the person to act as substitute, and the place in the fieldwiiicli he shall take. XXXIII. If any Fieldsman stop the ball with his hat, the ball shall be considered dead, and the opposite party shall add five runs to their score> if any be run they shall have five in all. XXXIV. The ball having been hit, the Striker may guard his wicket with his bat, or with any part of his body except his hands ; that the 23rd law may not be disobeyed. XXXV. The Wicket-keeper shall not take the ball for the purpose of stumping until it has passed the wicket; he shall not move until the ball be out of the Bowler’s hand; he shall not by any noise incommode the Striker; and if any part of his person be over or before the wicket, although the ball hit it, the Striker shall not be out. XXXVI. The Umpires are the sole judges of fair or unfair play ; and all disputes shall be determined by them, each at his owm wicket; but in caso of a catch which the Umpire at the wicket bowled from cannot see sufficiently to decide upon, he may apply to the other Umpire, wiiose opinion shall be conclusive.