What Is The Point Of A "bouncer"in Cricket?

sinderella | 23:47 Thu 27th Nov 2014 | News

60 Answers

what is the point of a "bouncer"in cricket?
as that is what caused the injury to the cricketer who died.

I Don't Hear Our Right Wing Friends Clamouring For Mitchell's Blood ...

Sol Campbell Made To Look At Bit Silly By Shadow Welsh Secretary

Answers

21 to 40 of 60

First Previous 1 2 3 Next Last

methyl

Best Answer

Imho. Each and every bowler should be dismissed from the field if that bowler bowls bodyline or bouncer. It's not Cricket. Imho. In this case the bowler should be charged with Manslaughter, but I can't see that this will happen in real life.

00:31 Fri 28th Nov 2014

Go To Best Answer

BlackadderV

Clearly the ball struck the guy on a vital pressure point. Sqad would clarify.

bazwillrun

oh wow methyl has "played" cricket....im in awe , you must therefore be an expert

douglas9401

Saints preserve us, the voice of reason is abroad tonight.

DTCwordfan

It hit him square on his vertebral artery and split it, flooding his brain with blood. If it had been 1/4 inch either side, he would probably have been okay, so sayeth the physio of the Oz team this morning on Radio 4.

ludwig

It's where the bowler deliberately aims the ball at the batsman's head. The intended outcome is that he ducks out of the way and is unnerved for the next shot being understandably worried about being hit on the head with a hard projectile moving very fast.

If you're both unlucky, the ball connects with his head and causes injury or death. Helmets prevent injury or death most of the time but not always.

-- answer removed --

DTCwordfan

Methyl, you are talking right out of your sphincter, bodyline bowling has not been permitted for years (read the definition above). However, bouncers are a legitimate delivery when used sparingly - they become ineffectual, by the way and, as such can end up way over the ropes - and taking into consideration where in the batting the player is positioned, this decided on by the umpires. Therefore, at school cricket and village, one might expect the first five or six to face bouncers, as I have had plenty of experience of, but not the bowlers coming out to bat.....

You are coached to use the willow in front of you or to duck, but keep your eyes on the cherry. Hughes was an incredibly talented player, knew what he was doing, but got this one wrong in turning away from the ball. It's an enormous shame and any cricketer's sympathies should be going out to his mates and family, transcending the traditional rivalry between the Poms and the Baggies and, so far, that seems to be happening.

ludwig

// You really should look it up to see the difference between bodyline and bouncers.//

We can't be @rsed. Can you just tell us? Is it that bodyline aims for the body whereas bouncers go for the head?

DTCwordfan

I'm sorry to hear of BA's colleague's son. They said on the radio this morning that in 1st class cricket globally, this is only the second such incident in the history of the game.