out for 91 in reply to Surrey's 197 in a three-day match. Under the Laws in force, the MCC were required to follow-on, and scored 216 before bowling Surrey out for 101 to win by nine runs. County Championship – Warwickshire v Hampshire, 1922 In 1922 at Edgbaston, Hampshire were bowled out for 15 in just 53 balls and 40 minutes in reply to Warwickshire's 223 in a three-day match; Hampshire's total is the seventh-lowest score for a completed first-class innings. After Warwickshire enforced the follow-on, Hampshire famously scored a mammoth 521 before bowling Warwickshire out for 158 to win by 155 runs. Hampshire's first innings total of 15 remains the lowest score in the county's history, and the lowest for a completed innings by a team that won the match as of 2022. History 1744: No provision existed. 1787: First known instance; at that time, it was the custom for any side behind on first innings to bat again regardless of the deficit (follow-on in the case of the side batting second). 1835: Added to Laws, made compulsory after a deficit of 100 runs. 1854: Compulsory after a deficit of 80 runs. 1894: Compulsory after a deficit of 120 runs. 1900: Made optional after a deficit of 150 runs in a three-day match, 100 runs in a two-day match, and 75 runs in a one-day match. 1946: Experimental Law allowed declaration on the first day after batting side had scored 300. 1951: A side could declare at any time. 1957: Above made Law. Declarations were not to be made as a result of agreement with the opposing captain. 1961: In abeyance in the County Championship, but restored in 1963. 1980: Optional after a deficit of 200 runs in a five-day match, 150 runs in a three- or four-day match, 100 runs in a two-day match, and 75 runs in a one-day match. In other sports Some informal baseball games use variations of the follow-on. Bibliography References Cricket laws and regulations Cricket terminology