American Reacts Top 10 Best Catches in Cricket History REACTION 

A cricket ball is 5mm bigger and 15g heavier than a baseball and a lot harder, it's like being hit by concrete if you get it wrong.

Number 1 the replay is tricky but ANOTHER player caught him out, not the guy who went off the field. He threw it to a team mate who caught it. The commentary mentioned the other player was 30 metres away

They’re called bowlers king ,also if the ball had gone over the rope the catch wouldn’t have counted and 6 runs would’ve been awarded to the batting team

The bowler (pitcher) must release the ball with, in layman's terms, a straight arm, hence the runup. There are rules on allowing 15 degrees of flex and straightening within the arm, but for all intents and purposes it's straight, unlike the pitcher in baseball

It's 6 runs to the batting team if the ball lands over the boundary, it would also be 6 runs if the fielder caught the ball while stepping outside the line and it would be NOT out.

I must pull you up on cricketer's wearing baseball caps. Cricket started at schools and universities about 300yrs ago. Every school and colleges had a school cap as part of the uniform. The cricket team representing the school all traditionally wore blazers and caps with the badge of the school. My school back in the 1950's was Baines grammar school with the logo nil sine labore, Latin for nothing without labour and the school was founded in 1717. The point I am making is that cricket caps have been around a lot longer than baseball.

The Cricket ball is hard as rock. Finger breaks are common. As someone who fielded in the slips, I spent months of every season with bruises and breaks. Some of these catches are amazing.

The outfield catches look more spectacular because fielders have to make up ground and dive to catch the ball. Catches close to the batsman you have to have lightening reactions and the hard ball is traveling so fast bones can be broken .

That's quite an old video of cricket catches. Over the past 5 years there have been some incredible catches. You really need to see Englands Ben Stokes catch vs South Africa in The 2019 cricket world cup. It's unbelievable. At full speed there's just no way he can catch it but he does!

You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out. When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have got out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game! What is so goddamn complicated about that?

Now we’re talking! Hitting a spherical half brick with a plank and then trying to catch it with your ungloved hands whilst it’s moving at around 80 mph!

The fielder for number three was Jonty Rhodes. He revolutionised fielding. He was so good a fielder, he was largely picked for that over his batting. My Dad has watched cricket for 60 years and he would still call Rhodes the best fielder he’s ever seen. I remember that game. 99 World Cup. He took, IMO, a better catch. Diving goalkeeper style.

Cricket balls are fricking hard as frick. I certainly wouldn't be diving in front of one of those moving at 80 mph.

New subscriber from the Caribbean,here for more cricket. Your next reaction should be Cricket Explained for baseball fans. Some Cricket World Cup 2024 matches will be held in 3 US cities starting next month. Tickets are apparently already sold out, I think, but its available on tv

With #2, the rules are that the fielder's first contact with the ball must be inside the boundary (the rope running round the edge), and they can't be touching the ground and the ball at the same time when beyond the boundary. It's led to some controversial moments, for example, there have been very rare occasions where a fielder has thrown the ball up in the air from inside the boundary, but it heads outside of it, so they jump in the air outside the boundary and throw it up a second time, then they make the final catch inside the boundary again. That's only allowed if neither of their feet are touching the ground at the same time as they touch/throw the ball when outside the boundary, so they have to do the throw in mid air.

Dare i say as a side note, cricket in India alone is probably way more popular than American Football is in USA, its insanely huge there and is that (along with Pakistan) that makes the cricket world cup one of the most viewed sporting events in the world.

In Cricket a "pitcher" is called the "bowler" and the balls they throw are called "deliveries". The fastest delivery every recorded was by Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar at a speed of 100.2 mph

Baseball is to cricket what checkers is to chess. 😅

Baseball Pitcher Throws. Cricket Bowler Bowls. There is a VAST difference.

Definitely more cricket please! Best wickets would be good. Btw - some of the best catches are the ones made very close to the bat because there is virtually no time for the fielder to react. Not quite as showy as the ones here, but even more difficult. SO look out for more catching videos.

These multi fielder catches on the boundary have become very common and they practice them in training now. One of the things that marks your reaction videos out from the rest is that you are always wanting to increase your own knowledge, whilst entertaining us.

What I think you missed on that last one was that the guy who caught the ball first threw the ball back in to the other fielder who then caught it before it landed. To be fair the video didn’t really show that clearly. There is no rule like for a wide receiver in American football… if you go over the line (called the boundary) with the ball not only is it not out but the batter gets 6 runs; it doesn’t matter how many steps you’ve taken. In cricket a catch is deemed complete when the fielder has both the ball and his/her own movement deemed to be under control… if you’re still running towards and then over the boundary line you aren’t deemed to be in control of your own movement so the catch isn’t complete. Hence why in this case the fielder threw the ball away so strongly; he wasn’t just getting rid of the ball, he was throwing it to a teammate to complete the catch.

Rather than breaking your cricket cherry, you should've said your breaking your cricket duck, as the term for being dismissed without scoring is being "out for a duck."

We call Baseball, Rounders in the UK, a girls game

KB - would like to suggest, but can you list somewhere the COMEDY SERIES you have already watched? Aware that Patreon has other stuff we are not aware off?

Bowling is harder than pitching you know that right

Cricket isn’t that complicated really; one side bats, one side bowls (pitches). The side batting sends two players onto the pitch, and the other side fields and bowls. When the batsman hits the ball, both him and the other batsman leg it between the stumps/wickets (the sticks at each end of the brown bit) and get a point/run each time they get to the other side. They keep doing that for as long as they can before the fielders get the ball back to the stumps. If the ball sails over the line around the play area without hitting the ground then it scores six and if it crosses the line but hits the ground then it scores 4 but either way the batsmen don’t need to run as much. If the ball hits the wicket when bowled then the batsman is out. If the ball is caught before bouncing the batsman is out, and if the ball hits a wicket while the batsmen are running then a batsman is out. There will be a limit on how many times the ball will be thrown: x balls per Over and a given number of Overs per side. If all a teams players are got out while batting before all balls are thrown then they lose the chance to score from those balls. Oh, and the ball is probably going 90mph, and is hard as a rock 😄.

those balls are rock hard btw, heavy, no give. absolutely lethal. I'm not even a cricket fan but you don't recover from being hit by one quickly trust.

Love football, love ice hockey. But cricket is amazing. Sorry no substance. Just love it!

Just at the start of this video, yet to see the selection, but for my money, one that's GOTTA be in there is: Glenn McGrath catch off Michael Vaughan Adelaide Oval 2002 (Ashes Series 2002/03). One of the great all time outfield catches in my view. Let's see if it's in the mix!

Quick info to know.. the pitchers are called bowlers and there are more than one per team who can be fast bowlers, spin bowlers etc. they take turns called overs (amount of bowls per bowler) If the ball goes past the boundary (white line) without bouncing it’s a 6 and a four if it touches the floor before passing the boundary. (Like a home run) Runs are what the batters do in pairs they run back and forth between the wickets which would be your bases and have to avoid being struck out by hitting the wickets or caught by a catcher. There is also a thing where if you block or obstruct the wicket with your leg and ball touches you you can be out. LBW. Hope that helps a bit boomer

I think the best catches are those where the fielders are closer to the batsmen - the ones running and leaping on the boundary can be great but I don't think this was an especially reliable list (as most of these sorts of things are it generally means "the greatest 10 catches that I can be bothered to hunt down clips for - I'll reserve my effort for writing an excessively sensation title"). The key point to be aware of with the boundary catches is that the fielder must be in control of the ball (and himself) within the boundary rope - hence when the fielder knows he can't stop himself crossing the rope, he throws the ball up in the air before his feet touch the ground on the far side of the rope and returns to the field while the ball is still in the air before making controlled catch. This sort of catch was never seen until a few years ago but is now seen more frequently (albeit still rarely). The final catch involved a second fielder (who took the eventual catch) as the first catcher knew he would be still tumbling over the barriers when his throw up came back down.

Have you reacted to Australian football league yet, no it's not rugby, it was invented in 1858 to keep cricketers fit in the winter.

These are not the 10 best, as there are no England catches probably due to copyright. Keep an eye on the catch by Ben Stokes from the 2015 Ashes series (think it was the 5th wicket) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-b_JolrQC5mE.html. Also, the mens T20 World Cup is due to take place in West Indies and USA. The first match, on 1st June, is USA v Canada

sorry to burst your bubble, but baseball is a completely stupid game compared to cricket. For a start, even the women playing, dont need to use a glove to catch the ball. Hard ball, bare hands, some of the players standing in catching positions 6 ft from the bat, ball coming at 90mph.... no problem, no glove. I could go on.... baseball batters dont have to deal with bounce or spin... the ball is always pitched at them into a predefined area about a couple of feet square in their swinging arc... please mommy, put it where i can hit it! Geesh! In baseball do you get a situation where one batsmen bats for 8 hours in 100F degree heat, and then comes out the next day and carries on? Cricket is a tough game, a skillful game and a thoughtful game of tactics. Baseball is a game played by English schoolgirls (its called rounders) and even they have given it up and started playing cricket instead. Sorry, learn the rules, tactics, and observe some of the great matches, and you will never mention cricket and baseball in the same breath again.

7:37 That's called the bowler, just thought I'd let you know

If you want to get into watching cricket the 20 / 20 (20 overs for each side) shorter form of the game would be best for you and with the 20/20 World Cup being held this June in the States it would be the perfect opportunity.

fwiw these are not the 10 best catches in cricket history. Imagine you watched a video "10 best baseball catches" but ESPN didn't let you show any of their content. That's what this is.

As an Englishman who absolutely loves baseball, it always enjoy when a baseball player ‘barehands’ a ball and the commentators lose their minds. I’m travelling to America this month and catching three games while over there. It’s been 17 years since my last game. Cant wait.

KB, the pitchers in baseball are THROWING! With a bent arm. Bowlers in cricket are BOWLING, with a straight arm (they will be no-balled if they throw, and very quickly ejected from the game and the sport if they continue to throw). Also, cricket bowlers pitch the ball onto the ground before it reaches the batsman (99% of the time). The two games are not comparable. BTW, countries with some 2 BILLION population play it as a major (or THE major) sport.

They are NOT pitchers they are bowlers. They don’t throw the ball they bowl it, hence bowlers. The ‘line’ is in fact the boundary. And to be honest cricket is nothing like baseball.

The surprising thing is that the ball is harder than a baseball but they don't wear a glove. That's why with some catches it's the speed of the ball that made the catch amazing, the one where you thought the last one was better I think you watch that following catch again because it was the speed of the ball "right off the bat" as you would say.

That ball is HEAVY too for context

He threw the ball to another fielder who caught it. If he had just thrown it back it would have just saved 6 runs, but because he threw it to another fielder who caught it, he got the out too.

I would watch a video of either Shane Warne or Muralitharan two of the greatest spin bowlers in history, rather than using speed or swing to dismiss batsmen they relied on getting the ball to move off of the pitch of the ball.

Without any malice baseball is like chav cricket ^^ And i mean that with the most of respect! Cricket is a rare sport that it is both respected by regular sports folk - and also nerds too

Cricket isn't at all complicated. It's rugby union that no one really understands all the rules.

These are good catches - not necessarily the best catches in cricket history - for example, where is the one my mate Dave caught in the playground when we were eleven years old.

Look up a bloke called Jonty Rhodes if you want to see possibly the greatest fielder ever. He took catch no 3….

Okay, here's the brief British game inventions:: cricket was formed from the old medieval game of croquet. Baseball came from the old game of Rounders; Golf is really an acronym = Gentlermen only, Ladies forbidden, and born in Scotland! Rugby was born in the town of Rugby as a variation of football (Soccer). Snooker was born from Billiards; Pool was based on a variation of Snooker. Table Tennis was born from Ping Pong, Tennis was again an old Medieval English game. Hockey was invented by British soldiers (I believe) during the early European wars.

If you want to get into cricket, I can recommend watching T20 games as they're a short form of the game and very exciting

the cricket position of Deep Fine Leg cracks me up every time i hear it I have no idea what one does, but apparently i have the mind of a 9 year old 😂

Pitcher! honestly that for putting my Pimms No1 in, in the summer time. Its a bowler. Cricket is the second most followed sport in the world after football (soccer) with an estimate 2.5 billions followers.

You should react to "Cricket explained for baseball fans"

10:54 he had to purposely throw it amd re-catch it, otherwise he wouldve carried the ball over the boundary rope for a 6 to the batting team (or home run in baseball terms)

One amazing thing about cricket is that in one form of the game - an international contest called a 'Test match' - the game can last 5 days ... and still potentially end up in a draw!

Cricket games can last for 5 days. It's also the only game that has afternoon tea in the rules. The game stops for afternoon tea!

You need to check out Shayne Warne's spin bowling

an honourable mention would be England vs Australia (i think) the batsman hit the ball at the 2nd batsman and he tried to get out of the way but it hit the 2nd batsman bat and went up in the air then got caught... 1 in a million chance of seeing that happen and i think that was in 2022 or maybe 2021

Think baseball was invented in England at Derby football ground. The baseball ground is Derby county's stadium.

Terrible list. Was this sent by an Indian per chance??? Plenty better than this!

On the 19th December 2020 and Australian Cricket Bowler Mitchell Johnson bowed a ball 97.4 MPH, but in 2003 Pakistani Cricket Bowler Shoaib Akhtar bowled a ball 100.2 MPH. That record still stands to this day.

1. Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan)- 161.3 kph (100.2 mph) Nicknamed as the Rawalpindi Express, Akhtar was the first bowler to break the 100 mph. His fastest delivery was against England in the 2003 ICC World Cup. He took 178 Test wickets and 247 ODI wickets in a career spanning from 1997-2011

Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar bowled the fastest delivery in cricket's history when he cloaked a delivery at 161.3 kmph against England in the year 2003

Their's a position in cricket called silly mid off because the fielder stands yards away from the batter and possibly right In the way of the ball, hence why it's called silly.

King Boomer,please dont keep comparing Cricket with Baseball, totally different

What you might like to know if your American and watching cricket for the first time is that a cricket ball is rock hard and heavy,( it could kill you if it landed on your head),esp compared to a baseball, cricketers regularly brake their fingers and split the webbing between fingers ie it takes a level of bravery to make some of these long catches esp with one hand.

The bowlers in cricket have to deliver the ball with a straight arm but still get over 90mph

If the ball lands over the boundary, it’s out of play. Similarly, if the fielder touches the ground over the boundary while in contact with the ball, it’s out of play. That’s why you’re seeing the weird stuff in 1 and 2

There's a few "cricket explained for baseball fans" I think you'd like

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I was lucky enough to be at the game when catch no. 8 happened. I was about 40m to the side of it. An amazing grab as the ball was travelling at some speed. Will always remember the guy next to me saying ‘you have just seen one of the best catches you will ever see!’ Well he wasn’t wrong. Great reaction.

Backyard cricket was a rite of passage for Aussie kids.

Jomboy media cricket breakdowns is a must watch for those not familiar with the game.

The one were they nearly collided is their positions are called Long On and Long Off, the ball went straight down the middle so they both went for it, the catcher would have shouted "mine" which is why the other fielder got out off the way at the last second even though he could have caught is well I think.

Heh nice one, quite the rabbit hole! Probably like baseball highlight reels, there's hundreds of great catches which are difficult to rate better than others.. That's right, any part of the body touching the boundary rope or the ground beyond and it's six runs, unless the ball bounces in play first, then it's four. I think you can tumble into the stand in baseball but if you catch the ball it's still an out, unless that's recently changed. Cricket outs are like runs in baseball, they're rare, so possibly why they're celebrated more than spectacular catches in baseball. Using a glove is obviously easier, but that just raises expectations. Baseball players would be expected to catch balls which would be amazing catches in cricket, it's just a different approach. The Pitcher (bowler) can't throw the ball in cricket, you're only allowed a tiny amount of bend in the arm as you bowl, and only a slightly bigger margin of angle in the arm to start with. Rough guess would be average "fast ball" in cricket is about 10 to 15 mph slower than in baseball. A far higher % of pitchers throw 90mph+ than do bowlers, largely because bending your elbow is better than a run up for sheer pace. It was actually females that invented bowling as you see it now. It used to be under arm, but the fashion for wide skirts meant that it was impossible for ladies to bowl like that. A good video to see how it was not so long ago would be Michael Holding bowling to Brian Close. No helmets. Hardcore.

Yes, N0.1 & N0.2 if he's holding the ball and a foot touches on the ground over the line then it's NOT OUT. So they throw the ball up

This had better be good - I just interrupted watching the IPL to see this 😂

If you ran over the line after catching the ball, it's 6 runs for the opposite side. So the only way to get the wicket if you have to go out, is throw it up, and leap back off the ground outside the boundary and catch it again. That last catch, he actually threw it back to another player who caught it. It's not clear at all from the video. Just throwing the ball back in would not be out - it's because he threw it to another player who caught it that it's out.

the technicality of catching the ball within the field of play refers to 'completing the catch' You need to be fully in control of both the ball, and yourself within the boundary, otherwise it is worth 6 runs for the batting side.

If the ball runs to the boundary its 4 runs if the ball goes over the boundary while in flight its 6 runs .

Getting fond memories of playing Brian Lara Cricket on the Mega Drive/Genesis back in the day!

I think the point about number one is that he threw the ball to a team-mate who caught it

React to a movie called dead man’s shoes

A lot of the time the reaction time the players have can be down to mere tenths of a second to make the catch. Poetry in motion when witnessing live.

Try Jomboy's guide to 20/20 cricket for Mercans: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EfhTPGSy1aM.html

Unlike American Football it’s not to do with 2 feet being grounded, but the fielder has to have the ball and their body under control. If you’re falling over the boundary with 2 feet on the floor then you’re still not necessarily in control of both of those. The last catch was so good because he managed to throw it 20m to another fielder who took the catch

That catch by Jonty Rhodes makes me happy. He was a hairyback - a South African - but every Aussie kid in my group loved the guy. He played with real enthusiasm and passion. We even named one of our teachers in high school 'Jonty' as a nickname, a) because he looked like him but mainly; b) He had an enthusiasm and a passion for what he did.

Re No 2: If the ball goes over the boundary on the full - from the bat and without bouncing - without being caught by a fielder, then the batsman scores 6 points. By catching the ball on the full but crossing the boundary the batsman would still score and not be out. The fielder caught the ball, kept it airborne within the playing field, crossed the boundary and reentered the playing field, then re-caught the ball, so the ball was caught by the same person without the ball actually crossing the boundary. It’s like a fumble but not dropped.

I don't like cricket no.... I love it so.... In the words of the great British band 10CC...😎 Ben stokes....jesus Christ...

This yeay cricket world cup is coming to USA. 2nd june 1st match between US vs Canada. And venue is Grand Prairie stadium, Texas . Also happy cricket months for all Americans enjoy guys🤘🤘🤘🤘

More cricket please!

"Cricket explained for baseball fans" is a good intro video to the rules. It misses a lot, but it;s a good basic grounding in the game. And number 7 was loud because it was India vs Pakistan. You won't get a quiet game between those intense rivals. The "pitchers" are bowlers - the fastest ones can deliver the ball at over 95 mph. Number 3 was by possibly the greatest fielder ever, Jonty Rhodes. Not far behind is Trent Boult (catches 10 and 2) - and yes, with 2, if you touch the ground outside the field with the ball in your hands, it's not a catch but scores six runs (like a home run) - but slapping it back while you're in midair and then running back onto the field to make the catch... genius.

Two cricketers I would suggest watching, Adam Gilchrist, a Wicket Keeper (equivalent to the catcher) who made some spectacular catches, and could (and often did) utterly destroy bowling attacks. The other is Glen Maxwell's 200 at the world cup (while severely cramping).

This No.4 Bowler who did Acrobatic catch, is Corey Andrreson & he will soon Now Represent USA in the upcoming Twenty20 Format Cricket Worldcup this June in USA & Carribiean

Every other American reacting to cricket video I've seen has "NO GLOVES?!" in the video thumbnail. And, for someone who's never seen any cricket before, you were bloody quick off the mark working out what had happened with throwing the ball back over the boundary. You're too harsh on your muppet brain.

Catch 2: Yes, if he’d have made contact with the boundary line the batsman would not be out and would score six runs. . They are called “bowler” not “pitcher” in cricket, and the fastest delivery is about 100mph. If ever you find a compilation of Cameron Green catches you’ll be in for a treat …. He’s a young Aussie with remarkable skills.

Alan Donald (SA) for example his fastest ball bowled 96 mph and Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) bowled once a ball that was 100.2 mph (fastest pitch so far in Baseball this year 105 mph) but I guess one has to consider that a cricket ball is way harder and heavier and then caught with no gloves. You should check out Shane Warne

The soft "caps" that are worn by players are usually ones given to a player when he/she is picked to play for either their Country or in the case of the UK, their COUNTY e.g. Yorkshire, Surrey, Middlesex & so on. Other countries award caps on a similar basis. An England cap has 3 Lions with a Crown above them on it & 3 Lions appear on England football shirts too, but not on rugby shirts they have a red rose motif. Hard hats in cricket are worn by players in danger of harm from the ball, batsmen, wicketkeeper & players standing in a dangerous fielding position, say very close to the batsman, where a ball hit hard could cause much physical damage around the face(eyes,nose,jaw, temple etc)

I started learning about cricket this way. Top 10 catches. Top 10 fights in cricket. 6 sixes in over. Most wickets in 1 over. Best runouts. This way i slowly lesrned about it. I still wonder about a few rules. Like the 3rd umpire and DLS method. But these are a rare cases and donot mess my experience. Love this game