Comments on: Best catch ever? (updated x 2)

By: Andreas Øverland

Andreas Øverland — Sun, 10 May 2009 19:20:06 +0000

When doing a search in the search-box included in the video for Adam Voges, some videos show up. I guess people keep uploading different versions of the catch you wanted to show, to youtube.

Anyway, I got here after reading the wonderful article on cricket for beginners. I’m a Norwegian who has never seen a complete cricket match. Today however, I’ve been a bit sick, and kept to my bed. To keep it from being a totally wasted day, I thought I might try to wrap my head around cricket. So I have watched youtube videos and read articles about cricket all day. Finally I got the score-thingy (with the forward dash) explained in your article.

Thanks.

By: Narelle from Aus

Narelle from Aus — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:04:34 +0000

Justine wrote:

Don’t get me started on the ICC

Hehehehe – agreed. I worked at CA over a period of time that allowed me to see both Malcolm Speed and James Sutherland in charge. As much as Malcolm Speed scared the bejesus out of me initially, I found him more personable than James Sutherland after his promotion.

I have the double whammy. I was at an AFL team for almost 6 years too. Even though my time in sports organisations finished 5 years ago, my forehead is still flat from all the repeated beatings of it against a wall.

By: Justine

Justine — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:53:42 +0000

Narelle: I am not at all surprised. Though I’m not sure it’s particular to Cricket Australia, I haven’t heard much savvy thinking out of any of the cricket boards in the world, and don’t get me started on the ICC.

Don: Good to know that it’s not just cricket!

By: Don MacDonald

Don MacDonald — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:48:33 +0000

Major League Baseball in the states is just as bad. They won’t let anyone post anything on the Internet, no matter how short. Just as dumb and shortsighted.

By: Narelle from Aus

Narelle from Aus — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:43:06 +0000

I used to be a consultant that worked within Cricket Australia. There was an unprecedented level of smugness in which they made some of their decisions. I found it hard to comprehend that they would make decisions completely lacking in logic and with no consideration for those which make their organisation so successful, the supporters, so ire away!

By: Narelle from Aus

Narelle from Aus — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:58:42 +0000

You can watch the catch at http://www.3aw.com.au.
It’s on the front page so you won’t have to sift through lots of complaints about just things in general.

By: E. Kristin Anderson

E. Kristin Anderson — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:14:50 +0000

Sadly I’ve checked your blog too late to see the catch! However, some encouraging info from stateside:

1. I went to Connecticut College in New London, where we had a very active club cricket team. It was started by mostly Indian and Pakistani students, but by the time I graduated there were tons of American kids playing as well! Sadly, I wasn’t one of them – I was already waaaay too busy. But I always thought that was cool.

2. My new place in Austin is near the UT intramural fields. We were driving by on our way to get some burgers the other night and saw a whole slew of kids playing cricket.

So, you might say it’s spreading!

By: Steve Turrner

Steve Turrner — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:40:13 +0000

Lovely work by Voges there… and it definitely turned the match in Australia’s favour.

(Unfortunately, it looks like Cricket Australia had the video removed, so the embed doesn’t work now…)

By: Natalie Hatch

Natalie Hatch — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:52:17 +0000

Hubby was jumping around the lounge room when this catch happened. I think we’re voting Adam into the hall of fame on that catch alone.