Cricket Bat


 * This article is about the Cricket Bat, if you are looking for the other Close Combat weapon, see Baseball Bat.

The Cricket Bat is a new Close Combat weapon introduced in Left 4 Dead 2.

The Cricket Bat has unlimited uses, and you can carry it for as long as you want. It kills all Common Infected in one hit, along with all Special Infected minus the Tank and Witch.

The Cricket Bat should not be used against Boomers, for obvious reasons. It should also not be used for chasing Special Infected, despite the one-hit-kill. However, when used on a Special Infected, an "Execution Move" occurs. The Cricket Bat is raised above the player's head, then brought down on the Infected. This all happens fast, just a second longer than a normal slash.

The Cricket Bat is a slashing weapon, and has the ability to sever limbs. As with all Close Combat weapons, it can cause friendly fire damage to The Survivors.

Trivia

 * It is speculated that the Cricket Bat is a hoax, if you look at the screenshot closely you can see that the Infected's helmet, shirt looks edited in, and Ellis' hat has a British flag and the cricket bat he is holding look edited in. This was likely done by IGN because of an upcoming cricket game, The Ashes as they were the first website to post the article.
 * The Cricket Bat is the last Close Combat weapon to be revealed, possibly the last one as well.
 * Judging by the other Close Combat weapons' location, it is possibly found near a cricket field that the Survivors might be passing by.
 * Shaun, the main character of the movie Shaun of the Dead used a cricket bat as a weapon against the zombies. The Cricket bat's inclusion in Left 4 Dead 2 may reference to this.