Why is a bouncer now called a bumper

Chopper294 · Dec 28, 2014

My question is when did commentators stop referring to a short ball as a bouncer and start calling it a bumper?
Who came up with that idea and why did they change it?
It's always going to be a bouncer in my opinion and bumper just sounds stupid.

Riggins · Dec 28, 2014

I started calling them bumpers at a club game a few years ago and everyone is finally starting to get the memo.

Chopper294 · Dec 28, 2014

Riggins said:
I started calling them bumpers at a club game a few years ago and everyone is finally starting to get the memo.

Ah, so you're the one I should be blaming for this travesty haha

Riggins · Dec 28, 2014

Chopper294 said:
Ah, so you're the one I should be blaming for this travesty haha

Yeah. Just buy me a beer some time.

fredfertang · Dec 28, 2014

"Bumper" is as Australian as Bradman, Sundries and Zinger pies - whether that is therefore stupid I couldn't possibly say

Goughy · Dec 28, 2014

Bumper was always thought dated and Australian. The sought of thing Richie Benaud would say in old interview from the 50s. Perhaps it is making a comeback?

Take a look at Vitai Lampada from the 19C as well."A bumping pitch and a blinding light, An hour to play and the last man in."

Debris · Dec 28, 2014

I had thought it was going the other way. Almost always referred to as a bouncer now, far as I can recall.

Garson007 · Dec 28, 2014

Nothing is worse than calling a batsman a "batter".

Debris · Dec 28, 2014

Garson007 said:
Nothing is worse than calling a batsman a "batter".

What about calling a bowler a "bowlsman"?

Chopper294 · Dec 28, 2014

If they're an exceptional batsman they can be called a master batter

Hurricane · Dec 28, 2014

Chopper294 said:
If they're an exceptional batsman they can be called a master batter

we weed people out from joining our team if they say they are a batter.

Burgey · Dec 28, 2014

Had a bat this morning tbh

archie mac · Dec 28, 2014

Keith Miller & R.S. Whitington call one of their books from the 1950s Bumper. I quite like the fact the commentators are using the word again

Crazy Sam · Dec 28, 2014

Garson007 said:
Nothing is worse than calling a batsman a "batter".

Michael Clarke says batter every time in commentary, drives me nuts

Top_Cat · Dec 29, 2014

Kidding right? Bumper's been around since Benords was in short pants.

Midwinter · Dec 29, 2014

In the Test Match game its a bumper

vic_orthdox · Dec 30, 2014

Chopper294 said:
If they're an exceptional batsman they can be called a master batter

Hurricane said:
we weed people out from joining our team if they say they are a batter.

Crazy Sam said:
Michael Clarke says batter every time in commentary, drives me nuts

Directive from Cricket Australia, with growing women's participation.

sledger · Dec 30, 2014

Fieldsman has always struck me as an odd turn of phrase. Dunno what they get called elsewhere, but "fielder" is the prefered term over here.

duffer · Dec 30, 2014

vic_orthdox said:
Directive from Cricket Australia, with growing women's participation.

You're kidding me?

cnerd123 · Dec 30, 2014

Makes sense. Batswoman sounds like Botswana man.

Why is a bouncer now called a bumper

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