Cricket Bat

"I dunno, some sort of bat here."

- Ellis

The Cricket Bat is a close combat weapon introduced in Left 4 Dead 2.

The Cricket Bat is carried in the same slot as the pistols, adding yet another tactical choice to make in the game. When dropped, it can be picked up again. It kills Common Infected in one hit, along with all Special Infected minus the The Tank, The Witch and the Charger. It should also not be used for chasing Special Infected, despite the one-hit-kill.

Despite it's edge, the bat is a bludgeoning weapon, and has the ability to kill whether or not a headshot was achieved. It can cause friendly fire damage to the Survivors. It is not the best weapon to be used against Boomers or Spitters, for obvious reasons.

The Cricket Bat is only found in the Dead Center and Swamp Fever campaigns.