Bouncer or Bumper in cricket

Posted on July 21, 2009
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Sachin Tendulkar leaving a bouncer

Sachin Tendulkar leaving a bouncer

A bouncer or bumper is a type of delivery in cricket usually bowled by a fast bowler.It is t is pitched short on the surface so that it bounces on the pitch well short of the batsman and rears up to chest or head height (sometimes even higher) as it reaches the batsman.

Bouncers unlike Beamers are not illegal in cricket and is a tactically effective part of the game.Some batsmen were vulnerable with this kind of deliveries and can be easily got out, like the bodyline deliveries for Don Bradman.The batsman can play either defensive or attacking shots for a bouncer.sometimes the batsman also leave the ball to the wicket keeper without playing any shot.A good batsman can hook or pull a bouncer effectively to clear the boundary.

Ray Lindwall

Ray Lindwall

There is an unspoken agreement that fast bowlers will not bowl bouncers at each other.It is also been said that the breaking of this agreement is called as “bouncer wars”.In 1954-55 at Sydney the England fast bowler Frank Tyson bowled bouncers at the Australian Ray Lindwall, who returned the favour by hospitalising Tyson with with one of his own. A very, very angry Tyson returned with a large lump on his head and took 6-85 to give England a 38 run victory.

Frank Tyson

Frank Tyson

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