In cricket, "lb" stands for "leg bye". It is a type of extra run scored by the batting team if the batter has not hit the ball with their bat, but the ball has hit the batters body or protective gear. If the ball deflects off the batters body, they can attempt to score runs in a similar manner as if they had hit the ball. The number of runs scored are scored as leg byes – they are added to the teams total, but not to the number of runs scored by the batter nor to the runs conceded by the bowler. If the ball deflects off the batters body and travels all the way to the boundary, the batting team immediately scores four leg byes, similar to if the ball had been hit to the boundary for a four. If the batter was attempting neither of these, and the ball hits their body, it is a dead ball and runs may not be scored. If the batter attempts to score runs in this instance, the fielding team may attempt to run either of them out. If the batting pair complete such a "run" when the ball is dead, the umpire signals dead ball, the run is not scored, and the batters must return to their wickets as before the run attempt.