the catcher or if, in striking, or at any other time while the ball is in play, both his feet are over the popping-crease, and his wicket is put down, except his bat is grounded within it: or, if in striking at the ball he hits down his wicket: or, if under pretence of running a notch, or otherwise, "either of the strikers prevent a ball from being caught, the striker of the ball is out: or, if he runs out of his ground to hinder a catch: or, if a ball is struck up, and he wilfully strikes it again: or, if in running a notch, the wicket is struck down by a throw, or, with the ball in hand, before 'his foot, hand, or bat is grounded over the popping-crease; but if the bail is off, a stump must be struck out of the ground by the ball: or if the striker touches or takes up the ball before it has lain still, unless at the request of the opposite party or if the striker puts his leg before the wicket with a design to stop the ball, and, in the opinion of the umpire, actually prevents the ball from hitting his wicket by it.

If the players have crossed each other, he that runs for the wicket that is put down is out; if they are not crossed, he that has left the wicket put down is out.

When a ball is caught, no notch to be reckoned. When a striker is run out, the notch they were running for is not to be reckoned.

If a lost ball is called, the striker shall be allowed four, but if more than four are run before lost ball is called, then the striker to have all they

have run.

When the ball has been in the bowler's or wicket-keeper's hands, it is considered as no longer in play; the strikers need not keep within their ground till the umpire has called Play; but if the player goes out of his ground with an intent

to run, before the ball is delivered, the bowler may put him out.

If the striker is hurt, he may retire from his wicket, and have his innings at any time in that innings.

If a striker is hurt, some other person may be allowed to stand out for him, but not go in.

If any person stops the ball with his hat, the ball is to be considered as dead, and the opposite party to add five notches to their score; if any are run they are to have five in all.

When the ball is struck up, the striker may guard his wicket either with his bat or his body. In single wicket matches, if the striker moves out of his ground to strike at the ball, he shall not be allowed a notch for such stroke.

The wicket-keeper shall stand at a reasonable distance behind, and shall not move till the ball is out of the bowler's hand, and shall not by any noise incommode the striker; and if his hands, knees, foot, or head, be over or before the wicket, though the ball hit it, that shall not be out.

The umpires shall allow two minutes for each man to come in, and fifteen minutes between each innings. When the umpires shall call Play, the party refusing to play shall lose the match: and the said umpires are the sole judges of fair and unfair play, and all disputes shall be determined by them, each at his own wicket: but in case of a catch, which the umpire at the wicket cannot see sufficiently to decide upon, he may apply to the other umpire, whose opinion is conclusive. The umpires, in all matches, to pitch fair wickets, and the parties to toss for the choice of innings. They are not to order a player out, unless appealed to by the adversaries. But if the bowler's foot is not behind the bowling-crease, and within

the return-crease, when he delivers the ball, the umpire, unasked, must call No Ball. If the striker runs a short notch, the umpire must call No Notch.

The umpire at the bowler's wicket shall be first applied to decide on all catches.

The umpires are not to be changed during the match, but by the consent of both parties.

BETS.

If the notches of one player are laid against another, the bets depend on the first innings, unless otherwise specified.

If the bets are made upon both innings, and one party beats the other in one innings, the notches in the first innings shall determine the bet.

But if the other party goes in a second time, then the bet must be determined by the numbers

on the score.

TENNIS.

A TENNIS-COURT is usually ninety-six or ninety-seven feet long, by thirty-three or four in breadth. A net hangs across the middle, over which the ball must be struck, to make any stroke good. At the entrance of a tennis-court there is a long covered passage before the dedans, the place where spectators usually are; into which, whenever a ball is played, it counts for a certain stroke. This long passage is divided into dif ferent apartments, which are called galleries, viz.

from the line towards the dedans, is the first gallery; door, second gallery; and the last gallery, which is called the service-side. From the dedans to the last gallery are the figures, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, each at a yard distance, marking the chaces, one of the most essential parts of this game. On the other side of the line is the first gallery; door, second gallery; and last gallery, which is called the hazard-side: every ball played into the last gallery on this side tells for a certain stroke, the same as into the dedans. Between the second and this last gallery are the figures 1, 2, marking the chaces on the hazard-side. Over this long gallery is the pent-house, on which the ball is played from the the service-side to begin a set of tennis, and if the player fails striking the ball (so as to rebound from the pent-house) over a certain line on the service-side, it is reckoned a fault; two of them are counted for a stroke. If the ball passes round the pent-house, on the opposite side of the court, and falls beyond a particular described line, it is called passe, goes for nothing, and the player is to serve again.

On the right-hand of the court from the dedans, a part of the wall projects more than the rest, in order to make a variety in the stroke, and render it more difficult to be returned by the adversary, and is called the tambour: the grill is the last thing on the right-hand, wherein if the ball is struck, it is reckoned 15, or a certain stroke.

A set of tennis consists of six games, but if what is called an advantage set is played, two successive games above five games must be won to decide; or in case it should be six games all, two games must still be won on one side to conclude the set.

When the player gives his service in order to

begin the set, his adversary is supposed to return the ball, wherever it falls after the first rebound, untouched; for example: if at the figure 1, the chace is called at a yard, that is to say, at a yard from the dedans; this chace remains till a second service is given, and if the player on the serviceside lets the ball go after his adversary returns it, and if the ball falls on or between any one of these figures, they must change sides, for he will be then on the hazard-side to play for the first chace, which if he wins by striking the ball so as to fall, after its first rebound, nearer to the dedans than the figure 1, without his adversary being able to return it from its first rebound, he wins a stroke, and then proceeds in like manner to win a second stroke, &c. If a ball falls on a line with the first gallery, door, second gallery or last gallery, the chace is likewise called at such or such a place, naming the gallery, &c. When it is just put over the line, it is called a chace at the line. If the player on the service-side returns a ball with such force as to strike the wall on the hazardside, so as to rebound, after the first hop, over the line, it is also called a chace at the line.

The chaces on the hazard-side proceed from the ball being returned either too hard, or not hard enough; so that the ball, after its first rebound, falls on this side the line which describes the hazard-side chaces, in which case it is a chace at 1, 2, &c. provided there is no chace depending, and according to the spot where it exactly falls. When they change sides, the player in order to win this chace must put the ball over the line, any where, so that his adversary does not return it. When there is no chace on the hazard-side, all balls put over the line from the service-side, without being returned, reckon.