The scary thing is that whilst I have not played at a high level or faced any fast bowler at 140km clicks this could happen at any level. I always recall one guy at school who was quite quick but had terrible control. His control was so bad he would never bowl in the game but would practice in the nets. When batting against him you were always wary as every dozen balls he would bowl a Beamer. Not out of spite but simply control. In those days and at my school no one had a helmet. I suspect a Beamer from him would be just as fast if not faster then a bouncer from Brett Lee
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Posted November 28, 2014 06:13 · last edited March 18, 2021 07:29
The scary thing is that whilst I have not played at a high level or faced any fast bowler at 140km clicks this could happen at any level. I always recall one guy at school who was quite quick but had terrible control. His control was so bad he would never bowl in the game but would practice in the nets. When batting against him you were always wary as every dozen balls he would bowl a Beamer. Not out of spite but simply control. In those days and at my school no one had a helmet. I suspect a Beamer from him would be just as fast if not faster then a bouncer from Brett Lee