New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-24
TO ANEHICANT/F CRICKET.


STARTLING MODIT.CNTIONS PROJECTED DRAFT
or THE NEW RULES
Philadclphi1. March % (-peciaI. Cricketcr' here
are opening the season by discussing radical nnova-
tons. \ general meeting Of delegates from the vari
on, clubs was called some few weeks ago consider
the advsabIlity Of making changes in the method Of
playing cup matches II has been felt that popular
interest in crcckc was not advancing. and that there
difficulty In playing the game under the obvious
conditions Of American business life. proposition
advanced by John Il. Thayer. jr.. of the Merton
Club. a. a possible mean, Of meeting confessed diff
culties at once divided the entire crickc'Ing fraternity
Into two parties Lively public interest aroused.
and the debate was echoed In the papers. which
have given pronounced opinions either side.
The Thayer plan. the American plan. a 1t has
since been named does with the present system
Of PLAYING ont a side before inning is finished and
applies the principle Of baseball iuningS to crichet.
The side winning the plays three wickcis then
takes the field and the opposing side sends three men
10 bat and 20 on until the game l. finished. Th-.
with a further addition of ten ball overs. was the
scheme in il, first outline The advantages claimed for
il vcrc that il would greatly shorten time and cn.
able machc~ be played out In a day that il would
increase the interest u the game for both PLAYERS and
spectators and that IL would popularile among all
lovers of sport I'm general The Merton. Philadelphia.
Belmont and Tioes clubs. by their representatives. on
the committee. declared in favor II the plan. The Ter
mautown which lat year fused with the Young Amcri
"a under the formers name opposed II. d. : N""hall
leading The opposition In committee. Aficr debate.
however. a resolution VA, passed declaring the com
mitiec', sense e. Dee that change in cricket rules
Wa necessary I, the vitality Of the game. and
powcrlnc the Chair tn appoint committee t. draft
Lot ~ rules under which >uppDsiiliou- game on the
American plan might be- PLAYED
This sub committee reported Thursday last be
fore a large meeting at the Penn club. Their rule
were follows:
An u.,,.h.. pia,cl under m. American plan shall
ho ,o,ra,d hy IA. fllo- ~ the Crhot A--o .aron of
Me Tinted stat. With re foilo"mr additions ana
notifications
/ The side. shall bat in turns. The nr-, turn OF
aide hall end 40 the fail ~ - third wicket The
second turn Of side shall end at tn 'sl u it, sixth
wicket The third q i'd shall md az the fall
u %. tenth wicket The fourth turn q I'D" shall enc
At tho AL, u IT, thirteenth wicket The mn turn q
side shall end a. the fail ~ IT, sixteenth wicket tn"
.>th o. side shall md ~ III" fail o H. "'nt''h
wicket
The game shall consist - SIX completed turns FOR
each side
3 II ,he tine arr.cd upon for stopping be- reached
befor. six turns completed bv each sid" thr gam"
shall be- decided upon the sror" Of IA" lat comp"rd
turn unlrs, tho side IN tn n,i when time De- called
shall have natci n the turn then b. play and their
total SCOPE ha- boon passed by th" -do then batting
l. Unless ~ lca-t thro. turns Do completed hy the
de having the lower -corc the game shall count a.
draw
j., The visiting team shall have the choice OF batting
O nedlug nr~t.
Ten ball shall con~,itut" over.
Tho shall rolled at "a" completion OF the
foi the I'D" batting nr-t 81 ia" third turn
Tor the side batting second and Of thc MIN uin or the
side batting nr-t
The rolling Of the crea-c ~ the completion o. the
nt,h turn Tor the .dc batting nr-t Dee omitted 10y
direction of mo captain Of fh0 sd" batting second
g. The umpire, shall AXE the time at th' end II each
turn To- Zach -iir.
10 40, more than FOUR minutes shall be- allowed be-
tween trn except when the has 10 b" rolled then
than ten minutes.
II The umpirc- shall. -.,ninr In their positions call
PLAY" minutes i'i Tho completion ~ tin when
~. CREASE DOES not have 10 De- rolled
T. ANY read, 20 coni.nu" play ON" minute
after IN, unpirr~ called play shall be- d'bd twenty
Use runs b, unrr- NJ the qu'- Of tine captain Of
:hc opposing side
10 The no, ont any shall ra the ball, at the
beginning Of the next uin Of his side At the bat.
a. Each turn shall begin with 4 hv" oyer.
- At beginning If turn an, man on the h'ldnf
side may bowl a. must bowl from the end from which
the la. ball the preceding n'idns turn f"'
hl, side.
10 The captain o, a batting .do may d'clai' turn
finished a any time that IA dr-l'c~ 20 do
Il II captain avail himself - :he privilege OF Rule
i6 O. during Ia, side cannot bat again 10
during hl- third all thc men on hs side who ha,"
batrd will be- deemed out dufine any other turn
II II no wek,, have fallen loo that turn the two bat~mcn
the captain shall be- droin'd out d.. II one wicket has
fallen In that he haf~u'n shall be- declared out
g. II two wicket, have fallen that either one 81
who shall l ,i-nnf'd at that .ul" bN the
captain shall b, DECLARED out.
During the week occuplcd by the subcommittee
labor> the opponents OF the American plan. embracing
the rlchci.r, OF conservative feeling r"ncmlly Rad
aroused sentiment ia favor of what has been familiar
here for years the average" " stem bN which
captains Of club, We're permitted To agree that nm
finished matches should be decided the average oi
rum made per wicket. THIS ~ stem never rnJoNcd
popularity and I'm tact only match VA, ever
PLAYED under IT, The debate at last Thursday =, meet
Ing however. proving that the difference Of the dele
gates too strong for any thing but compromise.
wa, resolved 10 recommend that the various clubs
should play match according 10 each ~ Stem ahi
thus determine preference. and an adjournment untl
Aprll 3 Wa voted. The question VIII now come
before the clubs fol their action.
~ the local play ing rules are prtcfrhllN i''lue"
hy the Halifax and tlub Record cup committees TINS
recommendation be- only advisory. Ihe members
of the Halifax cup Committee are understood l" lee
opposed to tho American plan. The imcnt among
PLAYING crckctep, l. pcrap, IN favor of IL ad"ptieh
a least trial. II II Is shown thai large majority
OF both active and veteran PLAYERS DO i"N"i H. choIr
will IN all likelihood be made 10 secure Come DECIDED
recognition for from the Halifax cup committee