Beamer (cricket) other bowlers, albeit accidentally. A beamer can severely injure a batsman, especially if the batsman's head is struck. Some cricket boards are considering introducing additional penalties in the form of monetary fines for the bowler if any batsman is injured as a result of this delivery. A bowler can legally target the batsman with a ball aimed at his head that bounces, called a bouncer. These are much easier to play or avoid than beamers. Typically, a beamer is quite hard to bowl because the ball is usually released very early on in the action. Beamers are sometimes bowled when
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