Bouncer (cricket)
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In the sport of cricket, a bouncer is a type of short-pitched delivery, usually bowled by a fast bowler, which bounces once and reaches the batter around shoulder or head height.
Graeme Swann evades a bouncer from Mitchell Johnson
Justin Langer spent time in hospital in 2006 after being struck in the head by a bouncer
Beamer (cricket)
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In cricket, a beamer is a type of delivery in which the ball, without bouncing, passes above the batsman's waist height. This kind of delivery is dangerous, as a batsman will be expecting the ball to
Bouncer (cricket)
…without bouncing of the pitch (a full toss), the ball is below the batter's waist. Aiming at the batter's head without bouncing on the pitch, known as a beamer, is illegal. A batter may play a bouncer in either a defensive or an attacking way. If the batter plays it defensively he aims primarily to avoid getting…
Beamer bounce and full toss distinctions