Best ever run out

[AndrewB]

I doubt it was at the Bavuma/de Villiers level, but I remember seeing an excellent run out by Derek Randall once of a batsman who wasn't even attempting a run, just backing up. Unfortunately, searching for "randall run out" just brings up (a) Boycott running him out in the Nottingham Test in 1977, and (b) Randall running himself out idiotically in Australia.

 

[SeamUp]

I've seen Faf, AB, Miller and Rilee try to do what Bavuma did but I can't remember to ever see it work for a run out.

It's due to the angle of their body running to the ball not being in line with the stumps. Huge respect because fielding is an art (slip catching,under the helmet and just what guys like Jonty, Ponting, Gibbs brought as well for a period in the 90's with mini-battles between themselves).

You just don't hear about that sort of thing anymore.

 

[listento_me]

Definitely one of the best I've seen.

However, my personal favourite has always been this:

 

[listento_me]

edit: reason being that Ponting would bitch and moan his way through that series. It's hilarious seeing Warne trying to make excuses for him too (couldnt add this to above comment)

and this by sehwag for utter stupidity

 

[Furball]

I linked to that one earlier. Credit to Sangakkara for being sharp enough to notice the run out was on.

 

[Pratters]

Jonty Rhodes for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHqviooA38g

 

[vcs]

Jonty Rhodes for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHqviooA38g

I'll go along with this, by the impregnable logic that everything was better back when I was a kid.

 

[OverratedSanity]

That AB one off Katich was the one that came to my mind first, but I love this one by Ponting just because on the replay, everyone is up appealing for the lbw and he's the only one who realises Jones is out of the crease.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Also, obvious mention : that Roger Harper runout

 

[Daemon]

I think I must've watched Bavuma run out Warner about 30 times today while showing it to all my non cricket watching friends and I still can't get enough. Even outside of cricket I've seen a fair few baseball plays that rival this but nothing that tops it.

 

[indiaholic]

Front page of reddit too fwiw.

 

[SeamUp]

Got to just put this here for Jonty's genius and for the footage and remembering some players you forgot about, forgetting about green is out for a run out.... oh and Inzy

 

[vcs]

Got to just put this here for Jonty's genius and for the footage and remembering some players you forgot about, forgetting about green is out for a run out.... oh and Inzy

The first one was remarkably similar to Bavuma's today. Pure brilliance.

 

[indiaholic]

Another nomination would be Warner running out Bell.. One stump to aim at and Warner was fielding near the boundary.

 

[Pratters]

One stump run outs are so good to look out. Spent the 90s seeing South Africans hitting them while Indians missed three stump clear view ones, ftr.

Gibbs was too good.

 

[hazsa19]

Vaughan running Martyn out at Edgbaston in 05. It wasn't anything special, except that Vaughan more often than not resembled Bambi on ice in the field.

 

[honestbharani]

I dunno if this has been mentioned before but another amazing thing about the Bavuma run out was the fact that he had his close-in fielder pads. As someone who has always been a wicket keeper, I know how tough it can be to run really fast in those. The fact that he made the run out so well inspite of having those on is just mind-boggling for me.

 

[Daemon]

He was wearing shin guards but he's so short they come up to his knees

 

[andruid]

 

[honestbharani]

He was wearing shin guards but he's so short they come up to his knees

Yeah..I initially thought he had actual wicket-keeper pads, but either way, that is mighty impressive.