a ball that bounces on the pitch well short of the batsman and rises in the air relatively slowly, allowing the batsman to hit it easily.

A long hop is a type of inadvertent delivery in the sport of cricket. It describes a short delivery which is not especially fast, which is thus easy for the batsman to hit because he has plenty of time to observe the speed and direction of the ball after the bounce and choose his shot accordingly. In contrast, a fast short delivery which bounces high (to the batsman's chest or higher) is termed a bouncer and is often bowled deliberately because it is difficult to safely hit, due to the height at which it reaches the batsman.