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to complete his innings after another has been in, without the
consent of the opposite side.
37. A Substitute shall be allowed to field or run between wickets
for any player, who may during the match be incapacitated from
illness or injury, but for no . other reason, except with the consent
of the opposite side.
38. In all cases where a Substitute shall be allowed, the consent
of the opposite side shall be obtained as to the person to act as
Substitute, and the place in the field which he shall take.
39• In case any Substitute shall be allowed to run between wickets,
the Striker may be run out if either he or his. Substitute be out of his
ground. If the Striker be out of his ground while the ball is in
play, that wicket which he has left may be put down and the Striker
given out, although the other batsman may have made good the
ground at that end, and the Striker and his Substitute at the other
end.
40. A Batsman is liable to be out for any infringement of the
Laws by his Substitute.
41. The Fieldsman may stop the ball with any part of his person,
but if he wilfully stop it otherwise, the ball shall be " Dead," and
five runs added to the run or runs already made ; if no run have
been made five shall be added.
4z. The Wicket-keeper shall stand behind the wicket. If he
shall take the ball 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 under Laws z6, z7, 28, 29 and 30.
43• The Umpires 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 continue.
(See " Umpires," page
259•)
44• They shall pitch fair wickets, arrange boundaries where
necessary, and the allowance to be made for them, and change ends
after each side has had one innings.
45 • They shall allow two minutes for each Striker to come in, and
ten minutes between each innings. When they shall call " Play,"
the side refusing to play shall lose the match.
46. They shall not order a Batsman out unless appealed to by the
other side.
N.B.—An appeal, ".How's that ? " covers all ways
of
being out
(within the jurisdiction
of
the Umpire appealed to), unless a
specific way
of
getting out is stated by the person asking.
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,
run out at the Striker's wicket, or arising out of Law 42 ; but in any
case in which an Umpire is unable to give a decision, he shall appeal
to the other Umpire, whose decision shall be final.
48. If either Umpire be not satisfied of the absolute fairness of
the delivery of any ball, he shall call " No Ball."
48a. The Umpire shall take especial care to call " No Ball "