I don’t know what a domestic T20 match is or what it means to have a 74-run partnership. I don’t even know what a crumpet is (and apparently you have to understand that to understand cricket), but I know this catch is awesome, and that you should see it.
From the YouTube video description:
Bevan Small has become an overnight internet sensation after the little-known New Zealand cricketer took an astounding catch on the boundary in a domestic T20 match.
According to the video and news reports, the cricketer jumped in the air to not just deny Northern Districts’ Brad Wilson a six but also dismiss him by flinging the ball to a teammate before crashing beyond the ropes. His athletic ability broke a vital 74-run partnership.
Small deserves extra credit for completely Jetering it into the ground on the way down. I also love how quickly “awareness” starts to sound like “weenus” when you’re from New Zealand. “Look at the a weenus! LOOK AT THE A’WEENUS!” Also: how many times the guy says “whilst” whilst trying to explain what happened. People should say whilst more often.
Great catch, and great news about that 74-run partnership (?).
[h/t to Fark Sports]
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If I was him, i’d blast “Unbelievable” from a boombox and start chanting “Bevan Small is the illest!”
I think it’s also worth noting, that was a wicked googly.
Don’t think for one second that Raphael line went unnoticed
Two batsmen in cricket. Each one defending a wicket. A ball that leaves the boundry (the white ring on the ground) in the air is worth six runs. A ball that leaves the boundry on the ground is worth 4 runs. A ball that is in the field of play that isn’t caught and isn’t going to leave the boundry can be run on by the batsmen. They run back and forth between the wickets to score runs. Hence the partnership. 74 refers to the number of combined runs they have scored. T20 refers to the number of overs bowled (pitches thrown). One over is ten pitches. So this particular game was 200 pitches long. Whoever scores the most runs in 200 pitches wins.
Even the greatest catch in cricket is still boring. It must be a drinking game
I’m a rare Englishman in that I hate cricket. It’s just 11 men standing in a field, one throwing the ball, one behind the wicket, and two batsmen. All that time is spent watching fielders rub the ball against their crotches.
I guess a way to describe it in an American way is that when a batter in the MLB comes up to the plate, after every pitch he undoes his shoelaces, fiddles with his straps, takes his helmet off and rubs his head, before doing the same thing all over again after the next pitch, that’s cricket as best I can describe.
It takes days to finish a game. Baseball takes too long as it is, and even that’s just a few hours.
Wait, this is the game with The Golden Snitch in it, no?
Or is that jai alai?
I know it’s in one of those two made up games.