|Catch of the Day|
|Around the Academy:
We picked out our top three but then asked you which catches in world or county cricket had really caught your eye.
We were also keen to know if someone in your school or club side had taken a brilliant catch.
Here's what you said.
Marty, 31, London
Rob, 28, London
Richard Morgan, 37, South Woodford
Nowhere near as athletic as his modern day counterparts, Brearley ran a good 40 or 50 yards towards the boundary to catch a very high skier from Andy Roberts off Mike Hendrick and caught the ball coming down over his shoulder from behind.
A brilliant catch but unfortunately one that had no effect on the outcome of a game dominated by Viv Richards in his pomp - 138 not out and 0-35 off his 10 overs!
Paul Deighton, 36, Yeovil
It must have been in the air for 8 or 9 seconds, which if you do the sums shows it went over 100 metres straight up.
It came down like a meteorite, and I held the catch, Aussie fashion, over my chin. I've never come close to such a catch in the 20 years since.
Will Simpson, 16, Tavistock
Robert Creech, 29, Reading
Rod Chamberlain, 56, Newbury
Ian Rutherford, 27, Barnard Castle
With movement and agility that seemed to defy his somewhat cumbersome frame Ian took a few strides to his left before taking off in a Supermanesque style and taking a one handed catch that the great Jonty Rhodes would have marvelled at. Words just don't do it justice.
Mike Binns, 39, Tunbridge Wells
John Jones, 36, Ireland
Alex, 14, Barnt Green
Neil Bennett, 27, Bristol
Tim Dart, 17, Morchard Bishop
He held the catch and it turned out to be the turning point in the Test, as England began to outplay the South Africans and went on to win the match and the series.
Kiran Urs, 36, Darlington
He took two bilnders - one against South Africa when he caught Jhonty Rhodes in the leg slip and another airborne at point.
Stuart McLaughlin, 33, Sydney
He ran behind the sight screen to catch a sure 6.
Sushil Chatur, 60, Jakarta, Indonesia
A superb one-handed catch that shows the alertness of the fielder in anticipating the catch
A world class performance. Fitness and agility the key criteria.
The youngsters should learn from this.
S.Narendran, 32, Colombo
It was the final dismisal of that match. He was fielding at short midwicket and ran to his left to take a full length diving catch. Brilliant indeed!
Bijal Parekh, 25, Warwick
Mohammed Rasheed, 32, Omaha, USA
Louis Harris, 26.
Yvann Young, 15, Sydney
He was flying horizontal at least a metre away from the ground.
Or, Matty Hayden in Melbourne 26 December 2001 to dismiss Dippenaar?
Caught it right-handed (he's a leftie) behind him, while flying through the air.
Andrew Freshwater, 15, Uppingham
Stephen Smith, 37, Sweden
Can't remember the year. I think he was at mid wicket and took a screamer. It was one handed and in a one day match.
Ritesh Shrivastava, 27, Bhopal
He took it with his right hand, not his natural left , diving one-handed.
What's more, this changed the course of the entire match with SA , once coasting along for victory, falling short by a good 20-25 runs.
Richard Mitchell, 22, London
Kallis sprinted 40 metres from mid wicket to fine leg (left hand batsman) before taking a forward diving catch with the ball coming over his right shoulder.
Simply breathtaking and the match ended in a tie.
Zepton, 60, Toronto, Canada
He kept his body in that position with his foot about two inches from the boundry line, then waited until the Umpire got there and confirmed the out.
One of the amazing catches I have seen.
Nitesh Mistry, 16, London
Nilesh Jain, 35, Droitwich Spa
It signalled the start of a collapse which ended in West Indies being bowled out for 140 chasing a modest 184 to win their third successive World Cup.
Matt Leech, 27, Hemel Hempstead
Jack made a run of around 30 yards to catch a hook shot making a running diving catch. Brilliant!
Mark Chinery, 21, Canterbury
Burwell were underdogs coming into the game, but had given themselves a chance to win.
In the 35th over of a 40 over match the on stike batsman clubs the ball to what he thought was a certain boundry over the fielder at points' head.
But this was no ordinary fielder. Not one to give up he charged towards the boundry in what most people thought was a vain attempt to collect the ball, performed a full length dive and the ball stuck as if by magic.
It was decribed as "Total cricket genius" by many respected local players. And yes, the fielder in question was me.
Matthew Jaffa, 21, London
The ball went high and appeared to go over his head before he managed to back track and fly backwards and catch it behind his head (in glaring sunshine).
Duncan Ellis, 16, Taunton
He was fielding at short cover and he was in mid air and he caught it with what looked like the wrong hand.
Alex, 15, Cheltenham
Harrow with 6 to win off the last ball.
The ball is 6 feet off the ground flying into to the stands, Southby sprints round, dives and looks as if he will land the wrong side of the rope but manages to compose himself and fall in a heap, ball intact on the non-scoring side of the boundary.
Beburg, 22, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada
The unlucky batsman was Inzamam-ul-Huq who blasted a square cut and standing at the first slip, Mark Waugh responded to it by diving to his right and took a wonderful one-handed catch.
I still wonder how he managed to spot the ball at that thunder-like speed. An unbelievable and unforgettable catch indeed!
Ralph Sunley, Perth, W Australia
Richard Smith, 19, Nottingham
I forget which Test it was, or where in England it was, but it was a stunning catch when he just threw himself to his right and clung on to something that most people wouldn't have got near to.
Greg Marshall, 26, Barbados
One handed right arm catch at short mid-wicket off Jermaine Lawson. From a full blooded front foot drive off the middle of the bat, Sarwan comes up with a one handed stunner to his right.
Removed the in form India captain and put the hosts on the back foot for the rest of the match.
West Indies went on to win and clinch the series.
Mona Rasheed, 18, Edmonton, Canada
He got Marcus Trescothick out when he was on 137. Saqlain Mushtaq was bowling and the ball went over the two players at mid-wicket and then Shoaib Malik reached out to get it but Afridi got it instead resulting in a collision with Malik.
But Afridi still managed to take the catch and caught the key batsman out.
Manfred, 37, Bristol
Misbah Hussain, 28, Jeddah
A top edge by Kris Srikkanth while trying to hit Allan Donald over midwicket only managed to find Kirsten fielding at mid off.
Kirsten jumped high in the air and just caught the ball with one hand - it was the catch of the tournament.
Martin Rowden, 33, London
Mark G, 42, Perth, Australia
Remember whilst one of the world's finest bowlers, his batting and physique do not make him a natural sportsman (unlike Jonty Rhodes for instance), making his effort even more remarkable.
Luc, 26, Dublin
Bryce Bentley, 16, Panania, Sydney, Australia
I ran 10 metres diagonally left and dived full stretch to take the ball behind my body with my left hand.
It's known as the "frog leap" catch and was taken in a representitve match for Bankstown against St. George.
Adeel Akhtar, 24, London
Yasar Saffie, 14, Pickering
I think the ball caught him! As he dove fully the ball jus about went in his hand.
It was not only an amazing catch but in my opinion it's one major factor why West Indies beat India in the final ODI.
Jason Hollis, 31, Ridleyton South Australia
What was significant was that he landed heavy and took quite a knock on the back of his head.
I have a feeling that it was the last wicket of the innings.
Jamie Alter, 21, Wooster, Ohio, USA
The batsman pulled a full toss towards the legside boundary.
It was struck with a lot of force, but was flat and travelling fast.
This fielder was stationed at the boundary, and the ball was heading away from him, to his left.
None of us thought it would be out, but this guy ran and dived and plucked the ball out of the air with his left hand.
He must have covered 15 feet in 3 seconds - it was unbelievable - and the ball just stuck.
It was way over his head, but he clung on to it. I have never seen anything like it.
Haroon, 20, Barbados
He pulled off some of the best catches ever seen. There were two brilliant ones he took inches off the ground, diving full stretch.
Hari Devadas, 28, San Jose, California
1. Kapildev in the World Cup '83 final against W Indies.
The catch to get out Viv Richards running back around 30 yards from midwicket, keeping his eyes on the back and taking an amazing catch which eventually decided the World Cup.
2. Martin Crowe in the World Cup 87 group match against Zimbabwe.
This great running catch was just amazing , running back from mid on about 20 -30 yards.
Vinod Namboodiri, 23, Charlotte, USA
I don't remeber which match it was but this catch was among the top catches of the World Cup - if not the best.
Ajay Jadeja ran some 20 feet and dived in front of him to pluck the ball.
As anybody can tell,diving forward is more difficult than diving sideways.
David Poulton, 21, Guildford
He was so committed to keeping his eye on a lofted slog toward him at long on, an attempted six, that whilst taking a catch high above his head, he could not help but fall onto his back and bang his head against the turf.
He miraculously held onto the ball, and whilst he looked concussed and dazed, his commitment to the team was there for everyone to see, holding that ball of leather tightly in his grasp, offering little celebration.
A true hero.
Charitha, 14, London
Wonderful catch I reckon. Running and catching the ball with one hand by diving! Great!
Derek, 39, Monash, ACT, Australia
Derek Randall was fielding at mid-on when all-rounder Collis King was going beserk with the bat.
Randall did exactly the same as Jonty Rhodes did, except against the most vicious pull-shot you ever saw and, if I remember rightly, took it one-handed! Absolutely stupendous!
Rory Alex, 22
Tendulkar and Azharuddin had launched a counter-attack from 50 odd for 4 and blazed away to brilliant centuries.
Tendulkar was the last man dismissed for 169 when he pulled Brian Macmillan to the mid-wicket fence.
Adam Bacher flew in the air, and mid-flight contorted his body to reach the ball heading for the stands.
It was truly astounding. For all you people who have not seen it my advice is - please do!
Asif Kahn, 28, Essex
He caught Allan Lamb who mistimed a straight hit of Hirwani.
Tendulkar ran full tilt for about 30 yards and caught it one handed a foot from the ground.
Anup Raja, 12, Syston
Alex Downey, 15, Pocklington
But John took the catch whilst in mid-air and twirling around mid way through a 360 spin.
Absolutely amazing and hilarious!
Kaushal Patel, 26, New Jersey, USA
Asim, 18, Preston
Caught it on the boundry - one of the best catches in the world with one hand.
Claude Dewerse, 34, Auckland
Not a small man, I will always remember the day he was fielding in the covers and managed to dive to his right and stretch for a 1 handed catch that appeared to be about chest height.
The amazing thing was that he seemed to be horizontal in the air at that height at the moment he made the catch.
Paul Trott, 43, Berkshire
It was the best day's Test cricket you could ever see, and 18-year-old Tendulkar caught it inches off the ground, one-handed, sprinting, right in front of me in the old Mound Stand.
Rene Ribeiro, 29, san Fernando
He was at forward square leg only about 15 metres from the bat and took a one handed catch diving to his right.
Rahul Dravid had flicked the ball hard to the onside-one of the most stupendous catches I have ever seen.
Raj Chauhan, 44, Milton Keynes
He ran 30 yards when it was skied in the air and dived front first into the ground and caught it one handed.
It just came off the ground and he celebrated by running around the ground with his shirt off. It was truly amazing.
Satish, 21, Delhi
James Jarrett, 17, Faversham
The way Donald tucked James up and he gloved to Boucher who took a couple of strides and launched himself at the ball and clung on.
The celebration of Donald and the energy was amazing as South Africa went on to win by 10 wickets.
Tom, 18, Lancaster
Justin Langer square cut began to run, looked like it was going for 4 but Ramps took a dive full length, plucking the ball as it was going past.
One of the greatest catches EVER!
Stephen Boyle, 38, Newtownards
Sorry I'm a bit vague about the match details but the catch had the whole crowd gasping in amazement!! It was a stunner!
Upen Nagindas, 26, Wembley
Hunter Hearst Helmsley, 30, Manchester
1. Gary Kirsten circa 1997/8 at Lancaster Park Christchurch, catching Chris Cairns on the square leg fence. Ball hit like a tracer bullet - would've been a flat six... Kirsten dives and takes a superb catch.
2. Roger Twose v West Indies at Eden Park, circa 1999/2000.
Might've been Brian Lara batting (not sure). Twose took a one handed catch diving back on the extra cover boundary, right in front of the terraces. Excellent catch.
George, 12, Haddenham
He dived to his left catching Jayasuria's rocket of an off-drive.
Michael Ellis, 20, Oxford
Somehow managed to catch it two-handed diving full length behind him at 3rd slip.
Quite simply the best catch I have ever seen.
Leo Taylor, 21, London
This was phenomenal. I have stood at slip to some quick bowling and can understand how incredibly difficult it is when the catches come straight to you.
For Waugh to snare this one was special. His body was horizontal when he grabbed it!!
Jay Pockyarath, 56, Trenton, MI, USA
Jay Tea, 27, Crowmarsh
Aamir, 34, London
Mike Brearly ran for slip to take a catch on the boundry. and Kapil Dev took a catch were he ran the entire length of the pitch to set up India's remarkable win in the World Cup.
Fionn Napier, 19, Oxford
With the ball going high over his head, Rhodes jumped and got fingertip contact.
With the pace taken off the ball, it fell towards the ground.
Rhodes fell with it, turned in mid-air and held it to his chest near the ground.
All that, and he avoided landing on his shades.....
Eddy Reynolds, 33, Brighton
A running, one handed catch as he ran in front of the sightscreen.
Rob Thomas, 23, Leeds
Charles Salem, 41, Harare
If someone remembers the catch more accurately, please let me know!
Rory Carter, 14, Blandford
Ben Butterworth, 24, Ipswich
The ball was launched high over long off heading for four runs and he ran some twenty five yards or more, arms out-stretched to take a brilliant one-handed catch.
Not only was it a great catch, but it was also a message to the cricketing world to watch out for Sachin Tendulkar.
Andy, 23, Bryan, Texas, USA
Colin Miller's short ball was pulled with disdain by Laxman with India chasing 155 to win the series.
The shot was fast, flat and a few feet wide of Waugh.
He dived full length but behind him as he took one of the best catches I've ever seen.
This will stand in comparison with any of the outstanding slip catches by "Junior" in his career.
Andrew Robinson, 36, Nottingham
Randall, on as a sub, sets off and with a diving catch at full stretch as if he were a goal keeper turning the ball around the post left takes the ball only millimetres from the grass.
Alex Downey, 15, Poklington
Dunnington boast 2 ex West Indian test players who are Collis King and Alvin Kallicharan!
Collis King had just made his century and was on 101 and he went for a big hit over my head at long-off but I got there first and caught him.
It hurt that much I had a seam imprint on my hand.
Alan Knight, 26, Bath
One day league - penultimate game of the season, I believe - whoever loses is in trouble in terms of relegation.
Ealham was scratching around and on 4, then when a rank long hop [from Penberthy, I think] occurs, his eyes light up and he smashes it behind square. 4 all the way?
Nope - Russel Warren, fielding at backward point, launches himself high to the left in an almost identical way to Jonty Rhodes [I was looking right down the line of it] and manages to cling on with just his left hand - absolutely fantastic.
Abdul Kadir Hussain, 39, Singapore
First match Pak/Eng. Saeed Anwar at cover diving full length to his left to pick up inches from the ground.
Also in the same match Shoaib Malik took a stunner at cover too.
Ashish, 31, New York
Angus Stuart, 34, Hong Kong
Ramprakash in the last Ashes series fielding at short leg/silly mid wicket took a one handed catch off a pull by the batsman who shook his head in disbelief all the way back to the pavillion.
Phil Tufnell (amazingly) catching Brian Lara (one of those looking over your shoulder running towards the boundary efforts) on the final morning of the 1993 Bridgetown test (this catch resulted in England being the first to win a test at the Kensington Oval in 70 years).
Finally, Steve Waugh scooping the ball off the ground to claim a catch at square leg to dismiss Brian Lara a few years ago.
Dan, 25, St Albans
Or the same man versus the Aussies taking a superb one handed catch when fielding behind square leg. That catch spurred on England to win the match.
David Jones, 43, London
Anyway, it won Lancashire the Gillette Cup - I'd love to see it again.
We all thought it was just a terrific stop at the time, and a bit of a risk for a 42 (?) year old just to save a couple of runs!
Tariq Hussain, 28, Bradford
A true master and it was he who made fours into two's and two's into one.
A match winner and everybody else plays catch up!
Sam Shakell, 28, Palmerston North
He was fielding at point and the batsmen slashed a shot to the left of point - Ramprakash took a full dive and caught the ball horizontally mid air. Breathtaking catch.
Stuart Coll, 36, Perth
Gavaskar belted the ball back up the pitch at Botham who stuck out his hand and deflected it up in the air.
Botham then slows, pivots and lunges from where he came and dives to catch a memorable catch.
I distinctly remember the dismissed batsman shown clapping at an extraordinary feat.
A great catch from a great player.
Simar, 26, San Francisco
This was in the semi-final. He is a left hander but he caught it with his right hand.
Pamela Kainth, 17, Birmingham
India vs. South Africa ICC Champions Trophy 2002.
Yuvraj dives to his right to catch the top edge of a sweep off the bowling of Harbhajan Singh to dismiss Jonty Rhodes.
This was one of two amazing catches by Yuraj Singh.
The previous was the dismissal of Graeme Smith off the bowling of Zaheer Khan. Yuraj at full stretch clings to the ball at gully.
Maiwand Majboor, 24, Kabul
South Africa's Jacques Kallis took a skier from Afridi, in the deep cover.
He had to run almost 30m and then had to change his direction in the air. Absulotely spectacular.
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