Athletic sports and recreations for boys / by the Rev. J.G. Wood.

  • Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889.
Date:
1861
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Athletic sports and recreations for boys / by the Rev. J.G. Wood. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    when at the wicket to make holes in the ground for a footing, the Committee are of opinion that the umpires should be empowered to prevent it. THE LAWS OF SINGLE WICKET. 1. When there shall be less than five players on a side, bounds shall be placed twenty-two yards each in a line from the off and leg stump. 2. The ball must be hit before the bounds to entitle the striker to a run, which run cannot be obtained unless he touch the bowling stump or crease in a line with his bat, or some part of his person, or go beyond them, returning to the popping crease as at double wicket, according to the 21st law. 3. When the striker shall hit the ball, one of his feet must be on the ground, and behind the popping crease, otherwise the umpire shall call ‘‘no hit.” 4. When there shall be less than five players on a side, neither byes nor overthrows shall be allowed, nor shall the striker be caught out behind the wicket, nor stumped out. 5. The fieldsman must return the ball so that it shall cross the play between the wicket and the bowling stump, or between the bowling stump and the bounds; the striker may run till the ball be so returned. 6. After the striker shall have made one run, if he start again he must touch the bowling stump, and turn before the ball cross the play to entitle him to another. 7. The striker shall be entitled to three runs for lost ball, and the same number for ball stopped with bat, with reference to the 28th and 33rd laws of double wicket. 8. When there shall be more than four players on aside, there shall be no bounds. All hits, byes, and overthrows shall then be allowed. 9. The bowler is subject to the same laws as at double wicket. 10. Not more than one minute shall be allowed between each ball. SINGLE WICKET. Two persons can play at single wicket, one being bowler, the other batsman; they should toss-up for first innings, and the bowler should pitch the wickets, whilst the batsman measures off the distance for the bowling stump, which both must agree to before- hand. Next measure on the ground a bat’s length from the middle stump to the bowling stump, and there make a mark to serve as a popping crease. Place the bat upright on the mark where the measure came to, and ask the bowler if the bat is properly before the centre of the wicket, and then make another mark on the ground; this is called block. The bowler must now begin to play, and the proper directions for his movements will be found in a subsequent page under the head of “ Bowler.” The batsman should endeavour to hit any ball which comes within range, taking care to keep his left shoulder forward, and to stand firmly on his right foot; he should notice how the ball pitches, so that he may guess how far it is likely