Batting (cricket) square cut. The difference between the cut and the square drive is the height of the ball at contact: the cut is played to a ball bouncing waist high or above with the batsman standing tall, whereas the square drive is played to a wide ball of shin height with the batsman bending his knees and crouching low to make contact. A pull is a cross-batted shot played to a ball bouncing around waist height by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc in front of the body, "pulling" it around to the leg side towards mid-wicket or square leg.
Runner (cricket) moves off strike, he/she then takes up the position near the square leg umpire (not at the bowler's end), and the runner stands next to the bowler's wicket as in the normal course of play. The runner must also already have batted in the innings, if possible. If "either" the injured batsman or his/her runner is out of their ground, the batsman is liable to be run out or stumped. The runner is also subject to other laws such as obstructing the field. In June 2011, the International Cricket Council announced that, from October 1, 2011, runners would no longer