41. The fieldsman may stop the ball with any part of his person, but if he willfully stop it otherwise the ball shall be “dead,” and five runs added to the score. Whatever runs may have been made five only shall be added.
42. 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 26, 27, 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.
44. They shall pitch ther wickets, arrange boundaries where necessary, and the allowances 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.
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 the wicket, run out at the striker’s wicket, or arising under 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 A. If the umpire at the bowler’s end be not satisfied of the absolute fairness of the delivery of any ball, he shall call “No ball.”
48 B. The umpire shall take especial care to call “No ball” instantly upon delivery, “Wide ball” as soon as it shall have passed the striker.
49. If either batsman run a short run, the umpire shall call “One short,” and the run shall not be scored.