A FEW YEARS AGO
I was chatting with an umpire friend about the Laws of Cricket — the rules, first drafted in 1744, which control this most ancient of games. “Of course,” he said, “they’re not nearly as complicated as those for field trials. Just take a look at the J-regs.” For those who don’t know, the J-regs are the Kennel Club field trial regulations. They are many thousands of words long, and cover (or attempt to cover) virtually every possibility and eventuality in the world of trialling.
