{"id":308996,"date":"2023-06-17T07:00:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T07:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=308996"},"modified":"2023-06-17T09:58:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T09:58:20","slug":"filthy-cricket-world-stunned-by-all-time-classic-catch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=308996","title":{"rendered":"&#039;Filthy&#039;: Cricket world stunned by all-time classic catch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The cricket world has been stunned by an all-time classic catch from the English T20 competition this morning.<\/p>\n<p>Chasing 184 for victory against Sussex, Hampshire were mounting a late charge courtesy of some big hitting from Chris Wood and Benny Howell.<\/p>\n<p>With the equation down to 23 off the final 11 balls, Howell looked to have hoicked former England international Tymal Mills for six over the square leg boundary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/cricket\/the-ashes-2023-australia-field-too-defensive-mark-taylor-kevin-pieterson-comments-reaction\/d07d530c-09ac-461f-89d0-633c5b9be508\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>&#x27;What&#x27;s happening?&#x27;: Cummins&#x27; day one tactics shredded<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/cricket\/ashes-2023-first-test-day-1-video-highlights-every-wicket-from-australia-v-england\/462ba643-3bbf-4a31-8d3f-994b9338fe9a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>English star, Aussies in disbelief after freakish dismissal<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: \ufeff<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/golf\/us-open-2023-wyndham-clark-rory-mcilroy-set-the-pace\/fee6071d-3a80-4896-b0dc-a5b7f32551e5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Aussie blitzes into contention at US Open<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The ball looked destined to go for six, before Scottish gun Brad Currie \u2013 making his debut in the competition \u2013 leapt through the air and snared the grab at full stretch.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"46ccfe2e-da8c-4825-bb5f-f1b3496b61b6\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/46ccfe2e-da8c-4825-bb5f-f1b3496b61b6\" alt=\"Brad Currie reacting after taking a screaming catch in an English T20 match.\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;He&#x27;s \u2026 oh my goodness me. Did you ever \u2026 see anything like that?,&quot; commentator Mark Butcher said.<\/p>\n<p>Currie nonchalantly shrugged off the catch before celebrating with teammates.<\/p>\n<p>England skipper Ben Stokes, fresh off making a bold declaration late on day one of the first Ashes Test against Australia, took to Twitter to describe the catch as &quot;filth&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>The catch ended Hampshire&#x27;s charge at the total, and Sussex held on to win by six runs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benstokes38\/status\/1669813512925859846\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\" data-show-caption=\"false\" data-conversation=\"none\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/benstokes38\/status\/1669813512925859846<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Currie was named player of the match after earlier taking 3-27.<\/p>\n<p>After the match, Currie revealed he only learned he was debuting an hour before the toss.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I think you just act on instinct,&quot; he said of the catch after the match.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Out came a flying version of me and it just sort of stuck.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/edm?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><em><strong>clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The cricket world has been stunned by an all-time classic catch from the English T20 competition this morning. 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