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out,althoughtheotherbatsmanmayhave
madegoodthegroundatthatend,andthe
strikerandhissubstituteattheotherend.
40.Abatsmanisliabletobeoutforanyin-
fringementoftheLawsbyhissubstitute.
TheFieldsman.
41.Thefieldsmanmaystoptheballwithany
partofhisperson,butifhewilfullystopit
otherwisetheballshallbe"dead,"andfive
runsaddedtothescore;whateverrunsmay
havebeenmade,fiveonlyshallbeadded.
TheWicket-beeper.
42.Thewicket-keepershallstandbehindthe
wicket.Ifheshalltaketheballforthepur-
poseofstumpingbeforeithaspassedthe
wicket,orifheshallincommodethestrikerby
anynoise,ormotion,orifanypartofhisper-
sonbeoverorbeforethewicket,thestriker
shallnotbeout,exceptingunderLaws26,27,
28,29,and30.
DutiesofUmpires.
43.Theumpiresarethesolejudgesoffair
orunfairplay,ofthefitnessoftheground,the
weather,andthelightforplay;alldisputes
shallbedeterminedbythem,andiftheydis-
agreetheactualstateofthingsshallcontinue.
44.Theyshallpitchfairwickets,arrange
boundarieswherenecessary,andtheallow-
ancestobemadeforthem,andchangeends
aftereachsidehashadoneinnings.
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