A serious cricket question. Would u plz answer this?

Question

The question is about 'BEAMER' - a delivery which reaches the batsman at head height without bouncing.

Tony Greig has said that 99% of the beamers bowled by fast bolwers now days are pre-planned & they should be sent out of the ground immediately after bowling a beamer.
He says that it's tough thing to bowl a beamer through a slip of the ball from the hands.
Scientifically if a ball slips from the hand than the speed of that delivery should be much less than the average speed of that particular bowler but now days bowlers are bowling beamers at 145-150 km/hr.

He says that if a ball slips from the hands than it is impossible for the ball to get such a speed.

What do you people think of this serious issue?
Do you also think that most beamers are pre-planned?
If yes,then what should be the punishment for bowling a beamer?

Thanks!!!
VANDE MATARa

Answer 1

To a large extent bowling a Beamer may not be an accident or unintentional. Yes, this is a serious issue and needs to be curbed. But banning the player on field, will be a tricky thing, with umpires in the elite panel making "UNINTENTIONAL" umpiring errors against selected teams.

Couple of free hits can be awarded to the batsman, which might make the beamers to beam less :-)

Answer 2

Beamers are not pre planned. If a bowler pre plans to intimidate the batsman, the best delivery he can bowl is the bouncer. I think the beamers are just from the slip of the hand. I would say that one of the facts mentioned by T Greig is not very much true. I dont see beamers around 145 - 150 kmph. I agree some what with T Greig's logic that when it slips out of the hand, the ball should be a little slower.

But, let me tell you a logic. When the bowler's arm comes down fast and when he puts enough strain on the shoulder, its then that the ball bowled is faster. So, for a bowler to bowl the fast ball, the arm should come very very fast. When a beamer is bowled, the ball slips out of the hand in mid way. In this case, the bowler has not done with his action completely. The beamer is just released in mid way by mistake. You cannot generate pace of 145 - 150 kmph when your bowling action is incomplete. Infact, whenever the bowler bowls around 145 kmph, the pace is generated at the last minute by using wrists(sometimes) and shoulders. And, to bowl at that pace, you will have to give your maximum strength at the point of releasing the ball. And, thats when you get the pace of the ball.

In a beamer, there is no way, that a bowler can generate so much pace, because his bowling action is not yet completed at that stage, and he has not yet used his shoulders to give the pace for the ball. So, technically, the beamers are slow deliveries, but it looks faster because, the pace of the ball is not absorbed by the pitch, and looks intimidating.

Moreover, when the batsman doesnt expect a beamer, he is surprised to see that, and takes evasive action. Its the surprise that makes the ball difficult to play, rather than the pace. Thats why, it looks a little fast. So, technically, beamers are not around 150 kmph. No way!

I think I was clear enough. I dont know how else to explain this. :) If you dont understand, I think the only way you can get this is by simulating yourself as a fast bowler, and stop your arm when it is on half way of the follow through. You know then that it is not a beamer, and it is not at full speed.

Answer 3

I am a bowler for a social team... which has semi pros playing.
If I lose concentration or am distracted during the delivery action I can let the ball go too early resulting in a head high full toss at near full pace.
I believe that most of the time an international player will bowl this delivery accidently but occasionally purposefully while disguising it as accidental.
It would be very difficult to prove that any such delivery was or was not accidental without the most sophisticated of video replay technology.
Lets focus on the batsman.
An international player should not be at the crease if he does not know the correct technique for playing a beamer.
In fact if the delivery has not pitched it should be somewhat easier to judge and play.
A batsman on 50 not out is not likely to avoid playing a shot at this type of delivery.
A Kiwi will hit it out of the park.
No punishment necessary.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

It could also be unintentional,just releasing the ball a fraction of a second earlier.A full toss released earlier than intended.
The opposite of a rank bad short ball which becomes a bouncer if there is pace.

Answer 6

what he says makes sense

so if the ball is going at that sort of speed , i would punish the bowlers team by not allowing that bowler to bowl again in that match

all the best
Ian

Answer 7

I think the opinion of Tony Greig is worth consideration by the concerned officials.