Beamer (cricket) Beamer (cricket) In the terminology of the game of cricket, a beamer (less commonly beam ball) is a type of delivery in which the ball (bowled at a fast pace), without bouncing, passes above the batsman's waist height. Such a ball is often dangerously close to the batsman's head, due to the lack of control a bowler has over high full tosses. Worse, the batsman is expecting the ball to pitch on the wicket and therefore may not pick up the flight of the ball and may be struck by it. This type of delivery can result in injuries to
Nub Beamer Nub Beamer Nub Beamer (born February 14, 1936) is a former all-star Canadian Football League fullback. Beamer as a senior became the first football player at Roseburg High (Roseburg, OR) to receive first-team all-state honours. Beamer accepted a scholarship offer from Oregon State University and spent the next four years in Corvallis. He played a major role on the 1956,1957 and 1958 Beaver teams. He played in the 1957 Rose Bowl loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes, scoring a touchdown. He moved north to Canada in 1959, playing with the BC Lions. He was a bruising fullback, and was an all-star