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Off Topic => The Pub => The Sporting Life => Topic started by: Wowbagger on 10 July, 2021, 11:18:05 am

Title: The best catch - evvah!
Post by: Wowbagger on 10 July, 2021, 11:18:05 am

https://twitter.com/isaguha/status/1413574885524267010?s=25&fbclid=IwAR3vnjSSV4YbUtfwUrHEBUi0o7zWBgBt1_OaUWZ1xsahqrlCQ3xv6sQTWGA

Twitter link with embedded video.

Truly astonishing presence of mind and athleticism.  :o

Title: Re: The best catch - evvah!
Post by: Kim on 10 July, 2021, 11:57:19 am

That one escaped from the sport section and was on the news front page last night.  Here it is without the smartphone-video-of-a-TV-screen-vision: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/cricket/57785924

Title: Re: The best catch - evvah!
Post by: PaulF on 10 July, 2021, 12:39:59 pm

Wow!

Title: Re: The best catch - evvah!
Post by: Canardly on 10 July, 2021, 12:42:17 pm

Again wow.

Title: Re: The best catch - evvah!
Post by: Von Broad on 10 July, 2021, 01:31:11 pm

Oh that's quite brilliant.
Talk about quick thinking!

Title: Re: The best catch - evvah!
Post by: andrew_s on 13 July, 2021, 12:24:29 am

I think the toss back in bounds has been done often enough that they are all familiar with the idea.
It was a pretty close call on getting the foot off the ground before making contact with the ball though. I wonder how long the video ref took looking at it?

still on ground --> ??? --> definitely airborne
(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/g8853ahjlelqi7n/cricket.jpg?dl=0)