Hole out
To be dismissed by being caught, usually referring to a catch from a lofted shot (or attempt thereof) in the outfield or forward from the wicket, rather than being caught behind by the wicketkeeper, in the slips cordon, or a leg trap fielder from edges or gloved balls. Hoodoo
a bowler is said to have the hoodoo on a batsman when they have got them out many times in their career. (See rabbit II.) Hook
a shot, similar to a pull, but played so that the ball is struck when it is above the batsmans shoulder. Hoop
a particularly large amount of swing. Hot Spot
a technology used in television coverage to evaluate snicks and bat-pad catches. The batsman is filmed with an infrared camera, and friction caused by the strike of the ball shows up as a white "hot spot" on the picture. Howzat or Hows that? See appeal

Hundred
1. See century
2. 100-ball cricket, a limited overs format with modified rules, such as each team batting for up to 100 legal balls, to speed up the game for television broadcasters. 3. The Hundred, a domestic competition in England that uses the 100-ball format, introduced in 2021. Hutch
the pavilion or dressing room. Non-specialist batsmen or tail enders can be known as rabbits, so when they are given out they return to the hutch. I
In
of a batsman, presently batting. In/out field
The in/out field is the group of fielders close to the batsman or closer to the boundary respectively.
Worm
a plot of either the cumulative runs scored, or the progressive run rate achieved by a team (the y-axis) against the over number (x-axis) in limited-overs cricket. Wrist spin
a form of spin bowling in which the ball is made to rotate by the position and/or movement of the bowlers wrist (contrast with finger spin). For a right-handed bowler this produces leg spin, whereas the same technique by a left-handed bowler produces left arm unorthodox spin. Wrong foot
when the bowling foot is the front foot the delivery is said to be bowled off the wrong foot. Such a bowler is said to bowl off the wrong foot. Wrong footed
when the batsman is initially moving either back or forward to a delivery and then has to suddenly change which foot they use (back or front), they are said to have been wrong-footed. Usually applies to spin bowling. Wrong un
another name for a googly; most common in Australia. Y
Yes
batsmans call for a run. See No, Push, Two, Wait. (The) Yips
The yips are occasionally experienced by bowlers suffering from a loss of confidence. A psychological condition whereby the bowler is unable to sufficiently relax when delivering the ball – often holding the ball too long before release, losing flight, turn and accuracy in the process. Bowlers have been known to suffer from the yips for as little as a few overs, up to the course of an entire season or more. Yorker
a (usually fast) delivery that is pitched very close to the batsman.