Editing Full toss (section)

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[[File:Full toss.png|thumb|A full toss ball shown in sky blue.]]
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A '''full toss''' is a type of [[delivery (cricket)|delivery]] in the [[sport]] of [[cricket]]. It describes any delivery that reaches the [[batsman]] without bouncing on the [[cricket pitch|pitch]] first.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/rules_and_equipment/4172990.stm|title=Understanding the no-ball law|date=August 29, 2010|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

A full toss which reaches the batsman above the waist is called a [[beamer (cricket)|beamer]]. This is not a valid delivery and will lead to a [[no-ball]] penalty, but, like the [[bouncer (cricket)|bouncer]], is sometimes used as an intimidation tactic. 

Other types of full toss are rarely deliberate, as they can be very easy to hit. A low full toss is frequently the result of an error made while attempting to bowl a [[yorker]], which bounces at the batsman's feet. Occasionally a full toss can surprise a batsman so effectively that he is unable to play it properly, and this can lead to a [[wicket]], but few [[bowler (cricket)|bowlers]] rely on this. 

There have been occasions in which a bowler intentionally bowls a full toss to achieve maximum swing into the base of the stumps.