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".)
An international tour often includes a Test series, an ODI series and a T20 series, each of between two and five matches. Session
A period of play, from start to lunch, lunch to tea and tea until stumps. Shelled a Dolly
dropped a really easy catch (Dolly). Shepherd the strike (also farm the strike)
of a batsman, contrive to receive the majority of the balls bowled, often to protect a weaker batting partner. Typically, involves declining taking singles early in overs, and trying to take singles late in overs. Shooter
a delivery that skids after pitching (i.e. doesnt bounce as high as would be expected), usually at a quicker pace, resulting in a batsman unable to hit the ball cleanly. Short
1. (of a fielding position) close to the batsman, but not so close as silly; the opposite of deep. 2. (of a delivery) see short-pitched. Short-pitched
a delivery that bounces relatively close to the bowler. The intent is to make the ball bounce well above waist height (a bouncer). A slow or low-bouncing short-pitched ball is known as a long hop. Short of a length
describes a short-pitched delivery that is not so short as a bouncer. Short run
a would-be run that does not count because, when turning for an additional run, one of the batsmen failed to ground some part of their body or bat behind the popping crease. Shot
the act of the batsman hitting the ball with their bat. Short Stop
When the wicket keeper stands upfront, the fielder placed right behind the wicket keeper is called a Short Stop.