Throwing down the stumps from distance is difficult sufficient at the most effective of occasions.
Try it from 30 yards away. Then strive it with gloves on.
This effort from Esperance Cricket Association wicket-keeper Reece Griffiths did extra than simply declare a giant wicket early in a conflict with nation week rivals Busselton Margaret River — it’s received him this summer time’s Streamer Screamer.
Behind the stumps for his workforce of their A-Section nation week sport, Griffiths shuffled to take a large off the bowling of teammate Brendan Weckert.
With the non-striker solely simply turning in direction of his crease after backing up, Griffiths launched a ball overarm in direction of the stumps on the different finish of the wicket.
The ball took a bounce after which took out middle-stump on the bowler’s finish, with the batter nonetheless effectively in need of his floor. Little did he know it will reel him in $4000.
“The batter just kept backing up a bit too far and I sort of gave a nod to my captain fielding at mid-on just to watch and he (the non-striker) turned his back,” Griffiths stated.
“Lucky enough it was a wide so I got to go a bit further from the batter and just threw a hail Mary and happened to hit it.
“You kind have to do it once because if you don’t hit it the first time the batsman are pretty aware of what you’re trying to do and you never get that chance again.”
His teammates erupted in celebration after the wicket, besides Griffiths’ mate at first slip, who won’t have been paying fairly as a lot consideration.
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“They loved it. Except, as you see in the video, first slip — I don’t think he knew really what happened — but everyone else loved it. It was good,” he stated.
The Newtown Cricket Club ‘keeper said just for a small town like Esperance, just being at country week and playing in the top division was special.
“It’s actually good for us to be in A grade,” he stated.
“The fact that we don’t have turf wickets here and then going up there (to Perth) and playing on turf is just awesome.
“It’s another thing we can be proud of being a little country town.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
