Cricket Bat

"Paddle bat here!"

- Ellis/Coach "I'm gonna whack the heck out of some with this."

- Nick

The Hammer (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 chapters:
 * Dead Center
 * Swamp Fever
 * Crash Course
 * Dead Air
 * The Sacrifice



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