Meet Harry Gill, the fan who took a stunning one-handed catch while holding two vodka cans in the other
Like any other spectator, Harry Gill was enjoying his evening, watching international cricket return to Darwin after 17 years, with a couple of vodka cans in hand.
Little did he know that he would end up becoming a celebrity in his hometown.
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In the 12th over of Australia's innings against South Africa, Tim David hammered a flat six into the crowd, where Gill pulled off a one-handed stunner with his left hand while holding both drinks in his right — without spilling a drop.
'The lemonade ones are bloody good. I've got a bit of a hangover this morning,' Gill was quoted as saying by The Age.
'It just stuck. My hand is a bit sore this morning but, yeah, happy with it. My phone is blowing up,' said the 26-year-old pilot from Darwin.
Gill's grab has been compared to the famous crowd catch taken by Channel Nine cameraman Tony Fox in 1987, when Ian Botham launched Simon O'Donnell down the ground for six.
Fox took it with both hands — cigarette in mouth.
Gill admitted his dad had sent him the clip, but he isn't putting himself in the same league.
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'His is so much cooler, bro,' Gill said. 'I wish I had a durry [cigarette] in my mouth so I could have done that.
'The South African cricketer in front of me said it was a pretty good catch.'
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Former Australian cricketer and Fox commentator Mark Waugh, referring to the 1987 effort, said of Gill's catch: 'You just need a smoke and you'd be right at home.'
Tim David bludgeoned eight sixes in his robust 83 to lead Australia to a 17-run win over South Africa in the first T20 on Sunday, as international cricket returned to Darwin after 17 years.
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