Usually the back foot is also the bowling foot, unless the bowlers action is off the wrong foot. Back foot contact
The point in a bowling action when the back foot lands on the ground, just before release of the ball. Back foot shot
A shot played with the batsmans weight on their back foot. Most commonly used when aiming behind square. Back spin
(Also under-spin.) A delivery with a backward spin, so that after pitching the ball immediately slows down, or bounces lower and skids on to the batsman. Backing up
1. The non-striking batsman leaving their crease during the bowlers action, before the ball is released. This shortens the distance the non-striker will need to cover to score a run, if the striker completes a shot. Backing up too far or too early risks a run out, either by one of the fielders, or by the bowler in a mankad. 2. A fielder placing themselves on the far side of the wicket from a team-mate who is throwing the ball at the stumps to attempt a run out. The fielder who is backing up can then recover the ball if the throw misses the stumps, thereby preventing overthrows. Backlift
Lifting the bat in preparation to hitting the ball. Badger
A particularly enthusiastic cricketer, someone with an extreme love of the game. bad light
In a match played during the day, "bad light" refers to the umpires taking the players from the field because the ambient light has dimmed to the point that the ball has become difficult to see.
Laws
The laws of cricket are a set of rules established by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and apply to cricket worldwide. Cricket is one of the few sports for which the governing principles are referred to as Laws rather than as Rules or Regulations. Note that regulations to supplement and/or vary the laws may be agreed for particular competitions. LBW
see leg before wicket

Leading edge
The ball hitting the front edge of the bat as opposed to its face, when playing a straight-bat shot. Often results in an easy catch for the bowler or a skier for someone else. Leave
The action of the batsman not attempting to play at the ball. They may do this by holding the bat above their body. However, there is a clause in the LBW rules making them more susceptible to getting out this way. A batsman leaving the ball may also not claim any leg byes. Left arm
A bowler who bowls the ball with their left hand is, by convention, called a left-arm or left arm bowler (rather than left hand or left-handed). (Contrast "left hand batsman".) Left-arm orthodox spin
the style of spin bowling produced by left-arm finger spin; the left-arm equivalent of off spin. Left-arm unorthodox spin
the style of spin bowling produced by left-arm wrist spin; the left-arm equivalent of leg spin. Formerly called Chinaman bowling, after Ellis Achong, a West Indian of Chinese descent, but that term is now considered derogatory. Left hand
A batsman who bats left-handed is said to be a left-hand bat. (Contrast "left arm bowler".)