A cross-batted shot played at a ball wide on the off side, slapping the ball as it passes the batsman so that it is hit in the region square or backward of square on the off side. Also the upper cut, deliberately cutting the ball over the slips, point (or over the gully region), and Chinese cut, accidentally cutting the ball with the inside edge so it escapes to the leg side.
A batsman plays a cut shot. He is near the end of the follow-through, having hit down onto the ball, so that it travels along the ground.
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