Concerning the original post:
Well, he threw it baseball style, so it wasnt even proper bowling, regardless of the fact that he kept throwing beamers. I play in a local league, and I've realized that the players in the US just aren't that good, regardless of where they're born. This guy once tried to break into our team - he kept telling us that he was a former player of the Air India team and how he was their frontline bowler. Well, the guy's action was right and everything, except for the fact that every 2 balls, he'd release one way too early. The batsman, along with the wicketkeeper, would watch the ball sail above their heads. The coach tried helping him, but then he bowled one mean beamer to me accidently. I've never hit the ground that hard and that fast in my life, except for the time I fell from a two story building - but that's another story.
And at the person who advised charging down the track at a beamer and smacking it for four... dude... its so scary. I'd never charge down the track at a beamer. The only thing I'd do is hit the ground. I'd only hit it if its not that fast.
And at the legspinner guy or whatever his name is: We don't play with tennis balls. It seems like you're talking about tennis balls. Try getting hit in the face with a cricket ball zooming that fast. Once I dropped a catch from my hands (which were right above my face) and it fell straight on my head. I started bleeding and had to get stitches. So I have no idea what you're talking about when you say you just take the hit on your face because that will fracture something or send you to the hospital if you play with a real cricket ball. I'm guessing you play with a tennis ball. Also, I don't wear a helmet (dont know where to buy one and my other one broke). Nevertheless, a helmet isnt enough protection against a fast beamer.