In a cricket competition game recently (says a Melbourne paper) the batsman had “skied” the ball between the bonder and mid-off. Both fieldsmen were going for the catch, and, as the ball was hit high, the batsman in running had reached the fieldsmen before the ball came down. In one of those moments of quick thinking the batsman, as he passed the two fieldsmen waiting for the catch, had the presence of mind to say quietly, “I’ll take it.” Both fieldsmen immediately dropped their bands, and this diversion of a fraction of a second caused them to misjudge the catch, the ball dropping safely, and the batsman continued his innings.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 19 November 1927, Page 8
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