Watch cricket star’s ‘greatest catch of all time’ that Stokes calls a ‘joke’
BEN STOKES led the plaudits after an incredible catch went viral from the Vitality T20 Blast 2024.
The brilliant moment occurred in the clash between Durham and Lancashire on Sunday.
X formerly Twitter / @DurhamCricketA Durham vs Lancashire clash saw an unbelievable catch[/caption]
X formerly Twitter / @DurhamCricketPaul Coughlin looked to be trying to avoid disaster when he made the catch[/caption]
X formerly Twitter / @DurhamCricketHis team-mates quickly raced to congratulate him as the clip went viral[/caption]
GettyEven Ben Stokes hailed the brilliance[/caption]
Paul Coughlin was the man who produced the brilliant catch with his follow through.
Lancashire’s batsmen Matthew Hurst was attempting to step down the track but instead got a leading edge on the ball.
The 31-year-old Coughlin initially dived to try and save himself, but he remarkably managed to get his hands around it for an awesome catch.
Durham’s official X account were quick to share footage of the jaw-dropping act.
They captioned the clip with: “OH MY WORD!!!! PAUL COUGHLIN.
“HOW HAVE YOU CAUGHT THAT!!!!”
It did not take long for it to start going viral on social media.
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And it soon caught the eye of England cricket legend Stokes.
The 33-year-old Test captain retweeted the footage and then captioned it: “What the heck…joke that.”
But he was not the only one to be amazed by it as cricket fans also lauded the catch.
One wrote: “My goodness, at first I thought he was getting hit… a catch in a million! Wow!”
Another called the catch “the greatest of all time”.
A fellow fan echoed that, writing: “Greatest catch of all time imo, can’t think of any better.”
A fourth said: “Absolutely phenomenal.”
What the heck… joke that.
Ben Stokes
The praise continued as another fan said: “Good job he caught it.. otherwise would have ended up in hospital.”
A sixth declared: “This has to be the craziest reflex caught and bowled.
“Nothing tops this I believe… Unless there is another that I don’t know about.”
While a seventh added: “One in a thousand catch.”
England Cricket fixtures summer 2024
Test
West Indies
First Test – July 10-14
Second Test – July 18-22
Third Test – July 26-30
Sri Lanka
First Test – August 21-25
Second Test – August 29 – September 2
Third Test – September 6-10
ODI
Australia – September 19, 21, 24, 27, 19
T20
Pakistan – May 22, 25, 28, 30
Australia – September 11, 13, 15
T20 World Cup
Scotland – June 4
Australia – June 8
Oman – June 13
Namibia – June 15
