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(c) If the ball served touches the floor on its first bounce on
or in front of the Short Line (called a Short) ;
(d) If the ball served touches the floor, on its first bounce, in
the wrong court or on the Half-court Line. (The wrong
court is the Left for a service from the Left-hand Box,
and the Right from the Right-hand Box.)
S. Hand-out may take a fault. If he attempts to do so, the
service thereupon becomes good.
9. A player wins the stroke—
(a) Under Rule 6;
(b) If his opponent fails to make a good return of the ball
in play;
(c) If the ball in play touches his opponent, or anything lie
wears or carries (other than his racket when in the act of
striking), except--
(i) As is otherwise provided by Rules 11, 12 and 14;
(ii) In the case of a fault which Hand-out does not
attempt to take.
10. A return is good if the striker returns the ball above the
board without previously touching the floor, or the back wall, or
any part of the striker's body or clothing, and before it has become
a Double, and if lie does not hit the ball twice or out of court.
11. If the ball, after being struck and before reaching the front
wall, hits the striker's opponent, or his racket, or anything he
wears or carries, a Let on appeal shall be allowed, if the return
would have been good. If the return would not have been good,
the striker shall lose the stroke.
N
OTE.
—Play shall cease even if the ball goes up.
12. Notwithstanding anything contained in these Rules, a Let
may
be allowed, on appeal by either player, in the following
circumstances :—
(a) If the player is prevented from obtaining a fair view of the
ball, or from reaching the ball, or from striking at the ball;
(b) If, owing to the position of the striker, his opponent is
unable to avoid being touched by the ball;
(c) If the ball in play touches any other ball in the court;
(d) If the player refrains from hitting the ball owing to a
reasonable fear of injuring his opponent;
(e) If tli player in the act of striking touches his opponent.
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No Let shall be allowed—
(i) In respect of any stroke which a player attempts to make,
unless, in making the stroke, he touches an opponent;
(ii) ITnless the striker could have made a good return.