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Rh the wicket of the batter and that of the bowler; or between the bounds and the wicket of the man who is in, before it is considered dead.

If the striker in running have knocked off the bail upon the opposite wicket, and return home before the ball have struck down his wicket, or crossed the play, or been between the bounds and his own wicket, it is to be considered a run.

The wicket must be put down by the ball, whether by throwing, or holding it in the hand, and always from before; for the ball is dead when once it has been behind the wicket.

The striker may continue running so long as the ball is in play—in other words, till it has crossed the play, or been returned between the bounds, or is dead in the hand of the bowler.

is subject to the same rules as when the game at double wicket, with the full complement of men, is played.

Having concluded my instructions to my young countrymen, before I finally take my leave of them, I feel anxious to place upon record my opinion respecting a new style of playing the game of Cricket which has been adopted only within these few years. As I have not been actively engaged in the field for several seasons, my motive for offering the following observations can arise solely from a wish to preclude