Handled the ball
occurs when a batsman touches the ball with their hands (when they are not gripping the bat) while the ball is still live. No longer a method of dismissal in its own right, but can result in the batsman being given out. Harrow drive
see French cut

Hat-trick
a bowler taking a wicket off each of three consecutive deliveries that they bowl in a single match (whether in the same over or split up in two consecutive overs, or two overs in two different spells, or even spread across two innings of a test match or first-class cricket game). Hat-trick ball
a delivery bowled after taking two wickets with the previous two deliveries. The captain will usually set a very attacking field for a hat-trick ball, to maximise the chances of the bowler taking a hat-trick. The bowler is said to be on a hat-trick before they deliver the hat-trick ball. Hawk-Eye
see ball tracking

Heavy Roller
a very heavy cylinder of metal used by the ground staff, to improve a wicket for batting. Helicopter shot
a batting shot played by flicking the ball through the air on the leg side, often to avoid close fielders and attempt to hit a boundary. Well-timed helicopter shots off of fast deliveries can often result in six runs, sometimes toward the cow corner. Helicopter shots are differentiated from slogs and hoicks in that they are somewhat more refined in that they require timing to come off. Helmet
Protective headgear worn by batsmen facing pace bowling or fielders located very close to the batsman.
Square leg
1.  a fielding position on the on side approximately at right angles to the batsman
2.  a person who fields at that position

Square-cut
A cut shot, played square, i.e. perpendicular to the bowlers delivery. Stance (also batting stance)
the posture of a batsman holding their bat when facing a delivery. Stand (noun)
A synonym for partnership. Standing up
position adopted by a Wicket-keeper, close to the stumps, when a slow (or, occasionally, medium pace) bowler is operating. Start
a batsman is said to have a start when they successfully avoid being dismissed for very few runs; in Australia, this is generally understood to mean a score of twenty runs. Once a batsman survives this initial period and becomes established, batting generally becomes easier as they have settled into a rhythm and have adapted to the playing conditions and are less vulnerable, so they are then expected to convert their starts into big scores. Steaming in
a bowler taking a fast run-up to bowl is said to be steaming in. Sticky dog
a drying wicket that is exceedingly difficult to bat on. Uncommon if not non-existent in recent years due to the routine covering of pitches. Sticky wicket
a difficult wet pitch. Stock ball
See stock delivery

Stock bowler
a bowler whose role is to restrict scoring rather than to take wickets. Usually called upon to bowl numerous overs at a miserly run rate while strike bowlers rest between spells or attempt to take wickets from the other end. Stock delivery or stock ball)
A bowlers standard type of delivery; the one they bowl most frequently.