Remember Logan van Beek, who played ECB Southern Premier League cricket for St Cross Symondians in 2017, scoring 556 runs and taking 24 wickets ?
Back in his native New Zealand, he’s just been immortalized for one of the greatest classic catches probably ever seen on a cricket field, certainly at Wellington’s delightful Basin Reserve ground. It happened this weekend when he was playing for Wellington Firebrands in New Zealand’s Super Smash.
Sprinting into position, van Beek threw his body toward the ball and stuck out a hopeful hand. It had been struck cleanly off the bat of the Northern Knights’ Brett Hampton, and the chances of van Beek claiming the catch were slim.
But it was one of those days for the Wellington Firebirds in their T20 clash. Van Beek, fielding on the boundary at cow corner, ran full pelt to his right, threw his hand out, and the ball stuck, leaving commentators, fans and the fielder in disbelief.
“I just somehow pulled it off. I’m not sure how it happened, but it happened,” van Beek said. “My tactic is, once I see it, I just put my head down and run as fast as I can, then it’s just about giving it a chance ... you just have to go for it.”
Former Black Cap Craig Cumming called the catch “as good as you will see”, while several, including Canterbury’s most notable sports broadcaster Elliott Smith, drew comparisons to Mayu Pasupati’s (Liphook & Ripsley 2000) famous catch at the same ground 21 years ago.
Another stunned TV commentator added: “What is going on out there?
“Unbelievable catch, Logan van Beek. I don’t think he can believe that himself.
Wellington’s 80-run Super Smash win came after they had restricted the Knights to 105, having posted 185-7 themselves, the emerging Finn Allen (remember the name) hitting 79.
If you we’re up in the early hours of Saturday morning, take a look at this clip to relive van Beek’s catch .. something he doubtless learned from his 2017 summer at the Green Jackets !
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyaTuQEzp6A
Back in his native New Zealand, he’s just been immortalized for one of the greatest classic catches probably ever seen on a cricket field, certainly at Wellington’s delightful Basin Reserve ground. It happened this weekend when he was playing for Wellington Firebrands in New Zealand’s Super Smash.
Sprinting into position, van Beek threw his body toward the ball and stuck out a hopeful hand. It had been struck cleanly off the bat of the Northern Knights’ Brett Hampton, and the chances of van Beek claiming the catch were slim.
But it was one of those days for the Wellington Firebirds in their T20 clash. Van Beek, fielding on the boundary at cow corner, ran full pelt to his right, threw his hand out, and the ball stuck, leaving commentators, fans and the fielder in disbelief.
“I just somehow pulled it off. I’m not sure how it happened, but it happened,” van Beek said. “My tactic is, once I see it, I just put my head down and run as fast as I can, then it’s just about giving it a chance ... you just have to go for it.”
Former Black Cap Craig Cumming called the catch “as good as you will see”, while several, including Canterbury’s most notable sports broadcaster Elliott Smith, drew comparisons to Mayu Pasupati’s (Liphook & Ripsley 2000) famous catch at the same ground 21 years ago.
Another stunned TV commentator added: “What is going on out there?
“Unbelievable catch, Logan van Beek. I don’t think he can believe that himself.
Wellington’s 80-run Super Smash win came after they had restricted the Knights to 105, having posted 185-7 themselves, the emerging Finn Allen (remember the name) hitting 79.
If you we’re up in the early hours of Saturday morning, take a look at this clip to relive van Beek’s catch .. something he doubtless learned from his 2017 summer at the Green Jackets !
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyaTuQEzp6A
