2. Armour to be allowed to the striker, so as to prevent accidents
from the ball.
3. The umpires to be henceforth experienced surgeons, so that their
medical services may be available for the wounded.
4. Camp-stools to be permitted to the long-stop, and other hard-worked
members of the field.
5. Fielders expected to run after a rapidly-driven ball, to be allowed
to follow the object on bicycles.
6. The wicket-keeper to have a small portable fortress in front of him
to keep him out of danger.
7. The bats to be made of the same materials as those used in
lawn-tennis.
8. The game to commence with the "luncheon interval," to be employed
in discussing a _dejeuner a la fourchette_.
9. The uniform of the cricketer in future to consist of a horn, a
hunting-knife, jockey-cap and fishing-boots, in fact the costume of
the earliest French exponent of the game.
10. The outside to have the right to declare the game closed when
fatigued.
11. A band of music to be engaged to play a popular programme. A
flourish of trumpets to announce the triumph of the striker when he
succeeds in hitting the ball.
12. Those who take part in the great game to be decorated with a
medal. All future matches to be commemorated with clasps, to denote
the player's bravery.
Should these reforms be adopted by the M. C. C., there seems little
doubt that the national game of England will receive a fresh lease of
popularity in the land that faces Albion.
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