Catch of the World Cup

[Blaze]

Lol it was nothing like Bonds.

Don't worry GGG, that was just Simmy trying to be funny...

 

[Perm]

PY. The catch was like Bond's caught and bowled only much better.

I realise that was your attempt at humour, but what have you got against Bond?

 

[Majin]

Missed Collingwood's catch on the highlights. D'oh.

It pretty much was a carbon copy of his Hayden catch from the 05 Ashes OD series.

As far as non WC catchs go, the Strauss diving catch from the Ashes is also one of my favourites.

 

[Johnners]

*waits for the inevitable youtube link of collingwoods catch*

 

[GGG]

Lol someone had their camcorder pointing at the TV http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtQtFNPX-bM very bad quality but only one available at the moment. It is a much better catch than that clip shows.

 

[Perm]

Lol someone had their camcorder pointing at the TV http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtQtFNPX-bM very bad quality but only one available at the moment. It is a much better catch than that clip shows.

Although the clip itself is poor quality, it captures the catch pretty well.

 

[simmy]

I realise that was your attempt at humour, but what have you got against Bond?

Nothing! He is a quality player. I rate him very highly indeed.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

I realise that was your attempt at humour, but what have you got against Bond?

Maybe he doesn't believe he's the second coming of Christ?

 

[_Ed_]

Yeah you would think that...

Don't see why you say that, Blaze is one of the least biased posters on CW. Almost to the point of favouring other teams and players ahead of NZ (in my extremely NZ-biased eyes).

 

[pasag]

Don't see why you say that, Blaze is one of the least biased posters on CW. Almost to the point of favouring other teams and players ahead of NZ (in my extremely NZ-biased eyes).

Yeah, fair call.

Collingwood > Bond's from a completely neutral perspective though.

 

[_Ed_]

Yeah agreed...but I'll always prefer Bond's.

 

[Perm]

Yeah, fair call.

Collingwood > Bond's from a completely neutral perspective though.

Two completely different pieces of fielding for me. It's hard to judge a caught and bowled against an infield catch, just like it's hard to judge an outfield catch against a slips catch. Like I said earlier, Bond's c&b was the the equal best one I have ever seen while Collingwood's catch was one of the greatest infield catches I have seen. If I had to pick, I'd pick Bond.

 

[Fiery]

Bond's was a bit flukey I thought, he just thrust his hand down and it stuck. Having said that, he showed great flexibility and reflex's to be able to get his hand down to it in time.

 

[_Ed_]

Bond's was a bit flukey I thought, he just thrust his hand down and it stuck. Having said that, he showed great flexibility and reflex's to be able to get his hand down to it in time.

Especially since his momentum was carrying him in the opposite direction. Amazing for a pace bowler to dive to the right when they're following through to the left.

But Collingwood's catch was a beauty. However, Leverock's is probably my favourite for this tournament.

 

[Perm]

Some more good catches

 

[andyc]

I'd easily take Collingwood's over Bond's

 

[Evermind]

Equally brilliant catch from Collingwood during the CB series:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slALM-GtYyE&NR=1

 

[JASON]

Best Wicket keeper's catch has to be Sangakkara's off Eoin Morgan (Ireland) or equally the one off Ross Taylor , IIRC .

 

[Perm]

Best Wicket keeper's catch has to be Sangakkara's off Eoin Morgan (Ireland) or equally the one off Ross Taylor , IIRC .

McCullum and Sangakarra have both taken rippers, I think Gilchrist might have snaffled a couple good'uns to.

 

[_Ed_]

McCullum's best was off Sarwan, an inside edge that he had to change direction to dive to catch. Amazing catch, one of the best of his career.