In early cricket, there were two umpires as now, but the modern square-leg umpire stood close to the striker's wicket. Both umpires carried a bat which the running batsman was required to touch in order to complete his run.Altham, p. 27. There were two scorers who sat on the field and recorded the scores by making notches on tallysticks; runs were then known as notches for this reason.Altham, p. 28.
