Cricket Bat

"I'm gonna whack the shit out of some with this."

- Nick

"I'm gonna paddle the shit outta something!"

- Coach

The Cricket Bat (also known as a paddle bat or simply a paddle) is a close combat weapon featured in Left 4 Dead 2.

It spawns in the following campaigns:


 * Dead Center
 * Swamp Fever
 * Crash Course (Left 4 Dead 2 only)
 * Dead Air (Left 4 Dead 2 only)
 * The Sacrifice (Left 4 Dead 2 only)

Melee Mechanics


The Cricket Bat is classified as a bludgeoning weapon. It will spew blood on a user's screen and may decapitate Infected.