Best Catch You've Seen
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Topic: Best Catch You've Seen
Posted By: Freddie
Subject: Best Catch You've Seen
Date Posted: 16 December 2006 at 4:00pm
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What in your opinion is the greatest catch you've seen before in cricket, this can be in any form of the game, First-Class, List A, Test Match, ODI, Twenty20 and from any time in history.
For me it's Collingwood's catch from Hayden against Australia in the NatWest series last year, it was a fabulous one-handed catch and one which I won't forget in a long time.
For those of you who haven't seen it, here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW_Guqu-tBE - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW_Guqu-tBE ------------- On extended leave... |
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Posted By: fishcake14
Date Posted: 16 December 2006 at 5:31pm
Fatty Vautin's catch was something special.  ------------- |
Posted By: NZ_Fast
Date Posted: 16 December 2006 at 11:07pm
| Matthew Sinclair, chappel-hadlee series 2 years ago i think, running diving catch, one handed, taken millimeteres off the ground. Absolutly brilliant. havnt seen anything like it since |
Posted By: abubakar52
Date Posted: 16 December 2006 at 11:54pm
| Yea that Matthew Sinclair one is amazing |
Posted By: eddyc_solid
Date Posted: 17 December 2006 at 2:27pm
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paul collingwood in 0di series before the 2005 ashes against australia matthew hayden cut it powerfully and collingwood dived fully stretched and took it back handed ------------- The robbed that smiles steals something from the thief. |
Posted By: slogger72N/O
Date Posted: 18 December 2006 at 10:06am
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Jonty Rhodes caught a few stunners. ------------- |
Posted By: BOBBI
Date Posted: 21 December 2006 at 5:39am
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Collingwoods was good as was Adam Dale's a few years ago, McGraths a few yrears back. My two best are the waugh brothers. Nearly 20 years ago, Steve Waugh took off from inside the circle and running back with the flight caught Roger Harper behind the sightscreen off McDermott. Mark Waugh's one handed catch of Chris Cairns at midwicket during the 90's was in my opinion, the best ever. ------------- Judge the player not by their stats, but by their opposition. |
Posted By: BOBBI
Date Posted: 21 December 2006 at 5:39am
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Or for that matter, any catch either Devan Malcom or Tuffers actually held onto could be labelled special. ------------- Judge the player not by their stats, but by their opposition. |
Posted By: thongale
Date Posted: 21 December 2006 at 10:47am
| Some taken by Chris Harris were unbelievable |
Posted By: Chin Music
Date Posted: 21 December 2006 at 11:20am
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Pollock took a screamer at extra cover the other day, it was with his wrong hand as well as being taken on the inside which is much tougher. I thought it was up there with the best I've seen. Also, Collingwood took one in a one-dayer a few years back full stretch over his head, it curved really viciously at speed and he still plucked it out the air. Not forgetting Strauss, obviously, and there's one I saw on youtube which Sachin took, one handed by his knee, sprinting round the boundary http://youtube.com/watch?v=yAoecpEF7bw - http://youtube.com/watch?v=yAoecpEF7bw ------------- Turnham Green CC Fast bowler & middle/lower-order bat |
Posted By: thongale
Date Posted: 21 December 2006 at 12:44pm
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See this one. It's in the middle of the innings. (At about 3.59 on time line) Roshan Mahanama catches a screamer. Bevan ct Mahanama b Pushpakumara (That's why he is in the top bracket with Jonty, Ponting or Gibbs)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DDNWRhBy4Bo - http://youtube.com/watch?v=DDNWRhBy4Bo |
Posted By: minimurali
Date Posted: 21 December 2006 at 7:41pm
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This is very smart fielding by the one and only Mark Taylor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXxK7-izraE&mode=related&search= - LINKAGE ------------- County Sim on extended break until I've got less work and more free time. When I have a specific date, I'll post it in the thread. |
Posted By: TCA123
Date Posted: 26 December 2006 at 10:26pm
My mate is called Chris Harris! He's not a bad fielder. Quite slow though!  ------------- Offspinner, Right Arm Bat |
Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 27 December 2006 at 3:21am
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Collingwood taking Hayden in 2005!
Mark Waugh taking Wasti in 2 slips in 99 WC!
Pollock took a blinder the other day off Dhoni!
D Bravo against Shane Warne last year was a magnifcent C & B - the best caught and bowl I have seen!
Astle taking a West Indian batter right at the ropes in an Odi match!
Vasbert Drakes stunner to out the raging John Davison in his WC record match! ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: ANIL KUMBLE
Date Posted: 27 December 2006 at 3:29am
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2003/04 VB series Australia v Zimbabwe,Douglas Hondo pulls off a unbelivable catch one went over his head at slips and stretched his arm out and pulled of a back flip in the making as well. |
Posted By: NZ_Fast
Date Posted: 29 December 2006 at 3:17am
Ohh i remember that one...the ball was actually over the boundary (but in the air) when he took it. Luckily he managed to keep his feet from touching the boundary rope. I still rate Sinclairs as way better though |
Posted By: Shane Warnabee
Date Posted: 30 December 2006 at 7:17am
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runako morton's one handed catch in the deep was amazing.
I'm not sure team he was playing against at that time though ------------- What goes around comes around! |
Posted By: Freddie
Date Posted: 01 January 2007 at 7:43pm
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Here's another great caught and bowled catch by Curtly Ambrose I've found on YouTube off Steve Waugh, unbelievable how he manages to catch it so easily.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sslf0V4vtdU - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sslf0V4vtdU ------------- On extended leave... |
Posted By: inzamam329
Date Posted: 01 January 2007 at 9:03pm
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Any catch by azharuddin and m Waugh at slip. ------------- |
Posted By: Rollerino
Date Posted: 02 January 2007 at 6:47am
| The one Matthew Sinclair against aussie a couple of years ago ... no doubt in my mind |
Posted By: wrong un
Date Posted: 07 January 2007 at 6:32am
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Paul Collingwood,b'coz it was hit with awesome power
and he was lose to the batsman |
Posted By: Tom_da_Cat
Date Posted: 07 March 2007 at 1:02am
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96 Singer world Cup in Sri lanka (Finals) Mahanama took a screamer of Mcgrath ------------- http://www.nivahana.com |
Posted By: CurryCricketer
Date Posted: 07 March 2007 at 4:45am
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Drake's catch to dismiss John Davidson to dismiss John Davidson after his 67 ball 100 against the West Indies at WC 2003. I love the disbelief in the commentators voice ..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko4IZ9WHl1g - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko4IZ9WHl1g ------------- World Cup 2007 - http://www.football4less.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13598 - Prediction League |
Posted By: bondy
Date Posted: 07 March 2007 at 4:54am
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Mathew Sinclair's catch has to be the best, amazing. ------------- Good one Graham! |
Posted By: bang
Date Posted: 07 March 2007 at 5:19am
| Mahanama's catch In 96 singer cup is the best one I have seen. |
Posted By: samhache
Date Posted: 29 May 2007 at 10:49am
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the matthew sinclair catch was AMAZING!! he caught the ball behind him, beyond the laws of physics ------------- Warriors!! |
Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 29 May 2007 at 11:33pm
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I remember in the 2003 WC, Aus vs Zim. Blignaut was on fire and Lee bowled to him and Blignaut cracked a straight drive right back at lee's head at the speed of light and some how or the other, Lee hung on to it. It was pure reflex and if Lee didn't get his hand in the way, he would have been in the graveyard all now!! ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: samhache
Date Posted: 30 May 2007 at 7:15am
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some of the catches that fielders pull off are just pure luck and some are skill. But to be able to react that quickly is so hard. The wicket keepers have amazing reflexes, one that comes to mind for this is brendon mccullum, i say hes like a cat behind the stumps. ------------- Warriors!! |
Posted By: Bettis91
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 6:41pm
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the best i have ever seen was either strauss against austraila the where he was going to try and catch it with both hands but couldn't so went only one handed. Also there was one that i saw on the cricket review thing on sky. it mite of been the one u guys have been talking about. it was a new zealander and he jumped a bent he back over the bounder line to catch it the fell back in amazing catch ------------- Let's Get Down To Business |
Posted By: samhache
Date Posted: 05 June 2007 at 11:29pm
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that catch was by Nathan Astle, also a stunner. Buy that man a VB. ------------- Warriors!! |
Posted By: Bettis91
Date Posted: 06 June 2007 at 3:49pm
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yer that was the one is was amazing ------------- Let's Get Down To Business |
Posted By: LiverpoolFC_Fan
Date Posted: 08 June 2007 at 9:31am
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i still cant believe jamie dalrymple's catchin in at the commenwealth bank series final against australia. jamie jus lept and caught it left handed diving in the air, beutiful catch.
------------- India, the No.1 cricketing nation |
Posted By: sporty
Date Posted: 17 June 2007 at 11:27am
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Dwayne Leverok's catch in the world cup against India is one catch that stands out for me in recent times. Maybe it wasn't the best catch in the world but the celebrations that took place after d catch was taken and emotions attached with the catch makes it my all time favourite. ------------- the pessimist sees the glass as half empty, the optimist says it is half full..i say "Who drank my beer?!" |
Posted By: joelza1990
Date Posted: 23 September 2007 at 12:56am
| For me it has to be Paul Collingwood against Australia in England 2005, just prior to the ashes. My 2nd would be Vasbert Drakes against Canada in 2003 WC that was a screamer. |
Posted By: BackFoot Master
Date Posted: 23 September 2007 at 1:53am
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That collingwood catch is in the ODI match and hayden was the batsman right matey. ------------- August 16th 2009, my team Youth Combine was crowned CHAMPION once more |
Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 23 September 2007 at 3:00am
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One always in the back of my head is that one from M. Waugh in the 99 WC against PAK. He caught Wasti at 2nd slip off McGrath. Astonishing full stretch to his right!!
Best caught and bowl I've seen is from Dwayne Bravo to Shane Warne in 2005. Full stretch one hand dive to his left. Amazing!!
Collingwood has pulled off some screamers too and I think there's 3 of them that would go in my top 10! ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: samhache
Date Posted: 23 September 2007 at 9:11am
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Best caught and bowled was Shane Bonds effort against the Aussies in the last chappell-hadlee series. Amazing stuff. ------------- Warriors!! |
Posted By: NZ_Fast
Date Posted: 23 September 2007 at 12:29pm
| Oh yes that was a very good C&B by bond. Wouldnt make it into my top catches list thought i dont think |
Posted By: *Wiljoy
Date Posted: 29 September 2007 at 6:23am
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I think you should add Pietersen to your list,remember the 9 (i think) he dropped against Australia in the 2003 teas series. ------------- Must get a drink,I'm drier than a pommies bath towel. Australians all let us rejoice,for we are 1-2-3. |
Posted By: Monty
Date Posted: 29 September 2007 at 8:38pm
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bonds is a catch youd take about 1 in 20 attempts thats an absoulute stunner, just as good as collingwoods and dalrymples ------------- Flavia et Cornelia sedebat sub arbore!!! Oh My goodness!! Sitting under a tree! |
Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 29 September 2007 at 10:43pm
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Wiljoy, ease up on the bottle. ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: BackFoot Master
Date Posted: 30 September 2007 at 1:13am
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What about D. Bravo one hand stunner to dismiss Shane Warne for a golden DUCK against Aussie in Australia. ------------- August 16th 2009, my team Youth Combine was crowned CHAMPION once more |
Posted By: samhache
Date Posted: 30 September 2007 at 5:51am
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I remember McCullum took a beauty behind the stumps at the WC. ------------- Warriors!! |
Posted By: NZ_Fast
Date Posted: 04 October 2007 at 11:34am
| Surprising really, his keeping standards have slipped of recent. It used to be immaculate, now makes quite a few small mistakes.....luckily no big ones yet. |
Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 04 October 2007 at 1:42pm
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Richard Burton snaring Liz Taylor 1st time around was mightily impressive.
------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: samhache
Date Posted: 07 October 2007 at 7:18am
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Indeed Sledge. All Mccullum needs to work on is his batting! ------------- Warriors!! |
Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 08 October 2007 at 6:22am
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Apparently Australia and New Zealand caught a plane yesterday !
------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: 143no
Date Posted: 08 October 2007 at 7:20am
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Was it spectacular though?
Nothing to unusal about NZ being on it. ------------- Monkey see, Monkey do. |
Posted By: samhache
Date Posted: 08 October 2007 at 7:30am
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Is that right 143? ------------- Warriors!! |
Posted By: 143no
Date Posted: 08 October 2007 at 7:33am
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you disagree? ------------- Monkey see, Monkey do. |
Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 08 October 2007 at 7:50am
Dazzlingly so mate. ------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: bondy
Date Posted: 08 October 2007 at 8:15am
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chockers-new world order! ------------- Good one Graham! |
Posted By: samhache
Date Posted: 08 October 2007 at 9:27am
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I sure do. ------------- Warriors!! |
Posted By: LiverpoolFC_Fan
Date Posted: 17 November 2007 at 7:33am
One of the best catches i have ever seen is the one that Janie Dalrymple took in the final of the Commenwealth bank series against Australia. I remember he was fielding at backward point and he took a diving one handed catch to his left to dismiss Watson! That was a good catch 
------------- India, the No.1 cricketing nation |
Posted By: samz
Date Posted: 11 December 2007 at 6:43am
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I dont know between astle and sinclair, but i guess sinclair because he caught it left-handed and he is a right hander. ------------- Manager of Hutt |
Posted By: bondy
Date Posted: 11 December 2007 at 6:52am
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that one was insane mate! Hayden couldn't believe it! ------------- Good one Graham! |
Posted By: Niv!
Date Posted: 11 December 2007 at 11:25am
| Adam Gilchrist 10 minutes ago, what a SCREAMER. Tait is finally back at his best. :D |
Posted By: bondy
Date Posted: 11 December 2007 at 11:40am
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It was some catch skinny! ------------- Good one Graham! |
Posted By: samz
Date Posted: 12 December 2007 at 12:02am
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Yeah that ball was really flying. ------------- Manager of Hutt |
Posted By: bondy
Date Posted: 12 December 2007 at 12:30am
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Styris took an amazing one against SL a few years back. Falling to his left and diving he juggled it and then finally caught it on the third attempt, while mid-air!! ------------- Good one Graham! |
Posted By: zuhair_abbasi
Date Posted: 13 December 2007 at 6:10am
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Not the best..but there at the top. Sinclair took a blidner at deep square leg to get matthew hayden out back in 2004
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH32JlqHqu8 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH32JlqHqu8 ------------- http://thecricketinsight.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: bondy
Date Posted: 13 December 2007 at 9:20pm
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and that catch has been mentioned on here like a million times.
------------- Good one Graham! |
Posted By: zuhair_abbasi
Date Posted: 14 December 2007 at 5:04am
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I never traced back mate...apologies ------------- http://thecricketinsight.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: vettori no2
Date Posted: 17 December 2007 at 6:27am
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I liked Bond's caught and bowled against Australia in the Chappell Hadlee last time. ------------- A tribute to the best signature ever. |
Posted By: samhache
Date Posted: 20 December 2007 at 2:02am
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Yeah that was a blinder, Patels recent catch in the first Chappell-Hadlee is also worth a mention. ------------- Warriors!! |
Posted By: joelza1990
Date Posted: 20 December 2007 at 7:53am
| Jamie Dalrymple's catch at the SCG in the 2nd VB series final and to actually see it live at the ground probably made it look even better. Not far behind Paul collingwood's catch against us in 2005 and Vasbert Drakes to remove John Davison in 2003. |
Posted By: Niv!
Date Posted: 20 December 2007 at 11:27am
| Ooh, Just saw Emburey's C & B in a 80's match replay, that was top stuff. |
Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 20 December 2007 at 11:45am
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Hmmmmm I just saw WG's stunner in the '89 test , in colour too , isn't technology wonderful ?
------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: samhache
Date Posted: 21 December 2007 at 4:46am
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What would we do without it?? ------------- Warriors!! |
Posted By: *Wiljoy
Date Posted: 27 December 2007 at 8:37am
OR PEITERSEN.  ------------- Must get a drink,I'm drier than a pommies bath towel. Australians all let us rejoice,for we are 1-2-3. |
Posted By: *Wiljoy
Date Posted: 27 December 2007 at 8:41am
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I'm sure anyone who saw the catch taken by John Dyson for Australia v West Indies in a test many years ago,would not have the slightest doubt about it being the best of ALL TIME. ------------- Must get a drink,I'm drier than a pommies bath towel. Australians all let us rejoice,for we are 1-2-3. |
Posted By: joelza1990
Date Posted: 27 December 2007 at 11:38am
| Yes that was a superb catch |
Posted By: samhache
Date Posted: 05 January 2008 at 12:52am
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What about Bradmans catch? ------------- Warriors!! |
Posted By: bondy
Date Posted: 05 January 2008 at 2:56am
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which one? ------------- Good one Graham! |
Posted By: samhache
Date Posted: 05 January 2008 at 8:32am
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Aint sarcasm a wonderful thing. ------------- Warriors!! |
Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 11 January 2008 at 5:55am
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I don't go with the word best in anything , but at Kingsmead we
saw two beauties yesterday. Fantastic reflexes by Gibbs to pluck
that one out of the air at gulley and Steyn's athleticism in taking
that one at deep fine leg , inches off the deck. Both fantastic
efforts.
------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: spin wizard
Date Posted: 11 January 2008 at 11:17am
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Gibbs own is the only one I saw and it was a screamer of ah catch. So far, to me, the catch of the new year. ------------- In troubled times, being philosophical helps a great deal, it helps you to remain sane and not do any further damage. |
Posted By: hanif
Date Posted: 11 January 2008 at 6:08pm
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ashes 2005 andrew strauss took a one handed catch amazing, collingwood has taken a few great catches, that fat guy who played for bermuda in the 20/20 world cup took a good reaction catch in 2nd or third slip his celebration was equally as gud. ------------- love cricket hate racism |
Posted By: samhache
Date Posted: 01 March 2008 at 10:02pm
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There was a great catch in the U19 world cup by Corey Anderson from NZ. A diving catch, if I remember correctly. ------------- Warriors!! |
Posted By: Jacob Oram Fan
Date Posted: 14 June 2008 at 5:55pm
| Neil Mackenzi South Africa v Australia during that Kings of Cricket Challenge series, I think it was in 2002. |
Posted By: renjith
Date Posted: 31 August 2010 at 2:00pm
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paul collingwood catches are looking too good
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Posted By: cric_master
Date Posted: 15 January 2011 at 7:03pm
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The one by nathan astle was awesome, saw that live and was like wow, also yuvraj singh catch in the 2003 world cup was a stunner. ------------- |