Incredible full-extension run-saving catch, a breakdown

[@James33139]

Jomboy single-handedly made the MLB interesting for non-baseball fans and young people in 2019. If I were a US cricket official I would be gunning hard to get onto the Jomboy Media podcast circuit quickly. Invite Jake and Jimmy to the grounds and give them full kits and a tour, and I promise Jomboy will put your league and/or team on the map. It's how to market sports in 2021/22, and it baffles me that these owners and PR teams are not more aware of that fact.

[@blakemcconnell6213]

If anyone could get me into Cricket it would Jomboy

[@lankey6969]

The second most popular sport on the planet? He's might "put it on the map"

[@capncheesy7892]

@@lankey6969 in america

[@jameeks007]

@@lankey6969 I wasn't even aware the US had cricket teams, so yeah he could put it on the map here.

[@charlesandrews2360]

This is definitely the most Cricket I've ever seen in my life

[@DW-rs1pr]

Should note that if he touches the line with his body with the ball in his hand its 4 or 6 runs depending on the circumstances. So he did reall well

[@megamegapop12]

I was wondering what the advantage of slapping it away was thank you for the context

[@imightbebiased9311]

Yeah, that's why you'll see some nutty plays where a dude catches it, lobs it up back into the field of play, steps over the boundary, steps back in, and then catch it to record the out.

[@patflanagan7278]

Thank you. I wondered about that when I saw him seem to bring his head around to find the boundary on his way down. Makes a lot of sense in that context.

[@caulinwhitewater4118]

Really…? that’s cool

[@EyeOfThePhi]

imagine trying to explain this sport to a republican 🤣😂 they just wouldnt understand

[@HalfNoodley]

As a cricket fan Jomboy got me into baseball. Hopefully he can do the same for baseball fans with cricket.

[@carlsoto1747]

I tried to get in to cricket, but the games went so long that it was so hard to pay attention enough to understand the game. I could get behind this pitch-limit cricket though

[@dirkdiggler4567]

Cricket? Nobody understands cricket. You gotta know what a crumpet is to understand cricket.

[@tooboringformost6953]

Since you can't drink multiple beers per inning and still know what us going on, it's doubtful

[@nathanwilliams4005]

I've heard Cricket games can take multiple days. True?

[@loggerhead837]

Nahh Americans tend to hate anything outside of the country since we’re so closed minded.

[@Matts_Smirkingrevenge]

This really helped me understand the sport better. Thanks Jimmy!

[@Shinnizle]

Same here. I even played a cricket game on the Xbox One and Jomboy explained it better than the video game did.

[@sullypetz5551]

Crickets a sport?

[@sullypetz5551]

Im joking. But i don’t know anything about it

[@waylander_90]

As a lifelong Australian cricket fan, that is one of the most spectacular catches (and just defense in general) that I've seen out of a single player in a hot minute. Looking forward to more BBL/Ashes coverage while the MLB is doing what its doing!

[@TheRausing1]

What is the player’s name mate?

[@James-rc6qq]

im sure there'll be plenty of ashes moments for you aussie's to laugh at us XD i hate burns. just a short dom sibley with long hair

[@ZMunny]

@@TheRausing1 Jake Fraser-McGurk

[@GrandSlamScotty]

I'm so glad you've found cricket. As a Scotsman, I'm historically not allowed to like cricket (posh English game) but I freaking love it.

[@anonymouslyopinionated656]

my Irish boss also suffers from this problem :D being Indian, it makes my life easier

[@GrandSlamScotty]

@@anonymouslyopinionated656 it's a great game.

[@VARMOT123]

Why ?. Football has more money in it . Cricket is full of working class especially in subcontinent

[@GrandSlamScotty]

@varun reddy Mothe like I said, in the UK, Cricket is played predominantly by middle to upper class English people. I'm from Scotland and we don't much like middle to upper class English people (stereotypically)

[@theamesavenue9834]

@@GrandSlamScotty It is interesting how things are changing these days. Scotland beat a full strength English team in a one off game right after the English won the world cup in 2019! And then Ireland keeps beating big shots here and there… :)

[@juliereginadougherty]

Would love to see Jomboy do a breakdown of Sam Kerr absolutely laying out a pitch invader in the Chelsea v Juventus match

[@FaustoTheBoozehound]

Still can't believe she got a yellow for that 🙄

[@jessejames9149]

@@FaustoTheBoozehound Still can't believe Barca is in the Europa League!

[@DougsShack]

@@FaustoTheBoozehound that yellow was such bullshit.

[@kaypie3112]

@@jessejames9149 right??? Just when you thought Hell couldn’t freeze over- Barca doesn’t make the CL.

[@hallbags7444]

I played baseball and cricket most of my life and that catch was crazy! As for the comments about how it hurts your hands, it does but you condition your hands to take it. In Australia you start catching cricket balls at a young age and u just get use to it. Luv both games, so to see Jomboy breaking down both is amazing. Thanks mate!

[@andreww9875]

I've played both also but for some reason a baseball seems to sting the hands more than a cricket ball. Not sure why exactly, might be the tougher leather and the raised stitching.

[@a29561]

Hopefully Jomboy does a breakdown of Starc Bowling Burns first ball yesterday. A lot of energy in that celebration.

[@Bushtuckerman_]

And hopefully he doesn’t listen to Warnie saying it had no swing 🤣

[@SB-od9sl]

@@Bushtuckerman_ lol

[@James-rc6qq]

Nothing dissapointed me more than waking up and seeing that on my phone before I struggle off to school for the day. The even sadder part is that I expect nothing more from that clown.

[@owendistefano6715]

@@Bushtuckerman_ warnie wasnt completely wrong. Sure he hates starc but stark knows that was not the best ball but that was a terrible way to lose a wicket

[@Bushtuckerman_]

@@owendistefano6715 let’s be real. Starc is one of those blokes who is expensive but pulls out wickets at crucial times for over and over again.

[@WhangaFish]

There is nothing like the slow boil of tension in cricket! If you know whats going on that is. Kudos for the explanation too, thats the best I've heard from someone from a non cricket playing nation 👏👏👏

[@thelobsterperson]

I love how Jomboy is so knowledgeable about baseball that he can understand advanced parts of cricket without even knowing much about the sport. Yes, when a batsman changes his stance before the ball is bowled, i.e. for the last ball of a game but also in other circumstances, the skilled bowlers are able to anticipate what the batsman will do and fire the ball in somewhere uncomfortable.

[@louisjagger2177]

Yeah it almost feels like he consulted a cricket fan to make this, except I can well believe it's all intuition and research of the rules

[@redskullz1249]

IIRC he mentioned that he lived in Australia when he was a kid which is why he knows/understands cricket rules.

[@jackh2572]

You're right about the game within the game Jimmy, alterations in bowling placement and speed, and batsmen moving in the crease before the ball is bowled happens often.

[@Nick_Jones]

Heck, for every bowler/batsman there's a game within the game. I took 3/18 (albeit most of those were wides) off of 8 on Saturday whereas my team mates were getting smashed. I didn't care about what the other bowlers were doing, I just wanted to either get them in the lower ribs, or take their wicket. I successfully did both a number of times.

[@jackh2572]

@@Nick_Jones Exactly right. Strategies for bowling, fielder placements, and batsmen are devised for player to player match-ups especially in professional grades. Congrats on the great innings! Also Jimmy if you see this, I'm loving the cricket content, seems like there's a fair few of us Aussies that have a lot of crossover with cricket and baseball so keep it coming, I for one (and I'm sure a lot of us) am happy to share cricketing insights to round out you and your viewers knowledge!

[@benschmen]

@@Nick_Jones side note: I like both baseball and cricket but something I prefer about cricket is that if the bowler hits the batters body, that's just too bad, no free run. you have a bat bro you should have hit it!

[@drewwon]

Even more impressive is that if he had landed on the rope it would've counted for 6 runs. Did well to get up and still land inside the field

[@kylefrank5593]

I was waiting for Jimmy to put his face in the sign in the background and it did not disappoint

[@michaelhockus8208]

definitely top10

[@rumplespliffskin]

For those that haven't held a cricket ball, it's basically a rock. No glove. Baseballs have way more give in them.

[@pauldodds6271]

Jimmy, I've traveled all over the world, and I absolutely LOVE you bringing so much awareness and attention to all of these unique and awesome sports I've been lucky enough to have been exposed to over the years. Not only are you entertaining people, I think you're doing more than you realize to get people off of their asses and try something new. That's special, man.

[@lukerichardson8097]

As someone who grew up playing cricket. That shit looks like it hurt his hands. Those balls are haaard.

[@cable7152]

So noone gets a glove but one guy gets 2 gloves? Please explain

[@aaronjimz]

Yea why dont they use gloves. Seems dangerous.

[@alexio1942]

@@cable7152 the person holding the gloves is the Wicket keeper *wicket are the posts sticking out of the ground* he can have gloves and can also approach the wickets as close as he likes (you can imagine the possible scenarios, they'll want the pitcher(bowler) to setup where the ball will be and hope the batsman will only glance the ball causing it to fly back and allow and easier catch and the keeper will adjust his position to suit the bowler, so he's pretty much like the backstop

[@111danish111]

@@aaronjimz the cricket ball is also denser than baseball ball it has practically zero give . Some Players have died after being struck by it. In recent memory I recall Phillip Hughes ( his video is available on KZbin ) and from from distant memory I recall Raman Lamba who was fielding just 6 feet away roughly when he got smashed by the ball off a full blooded strike by the batter. There are a few other names I do not recall. Historically no gloves are allowed except for the Catcher .

[@toddmware]

@@aaronjimz yeah 'catcher' aka keeper in cricket gets gloves because he has to catch the ball plenty during a match. but for everyone else its fend for yourself. i fucken love cricket (aussie)

[@bdubs532]

I've learned so much about sports i didn't think I'd even care about all b/c of Jomboys narrations! It's fun and funny! Thank you Jomboy!!

[@Johnnysabboy]

Craziest feeling ever when Jomboy commentates on something you watched live and the sport you have a passion for.

[@pretzelhunt]

I felt the same way about Death Diving

[@seantuohy3100]

I'm a New Zealander living in Australia and a mad sports fan so to see Jomboy breakdown the All Blacks v France and then cricket as well is heaven. For baseball fans impressed with the barehand fielding there are heaps of KZbin compilations. Also for rugby try Jonah Lomu (all-time great and a wonderful and tragic story) or Ma'a Nonu (think Marshawn Lynch). More off-season gems please!

[@j.b.5230]

As an Aussie that loves your channel that was the best American explanation of cricket I have heard. And you got it all right. The other thing to notice is that if the bowler bowls the ball to far away from the batter it is called a Wide, they get a run and then they have to rebowl the ball.

[@exmachinz]

As a kiwi that loves your channel I gotta agree. Good research dude, If you ever need a hand with cricket rules or terminology HMU

[@davidanderson4091]

And just to add to that catch Jomboy, the catcher cannot be holding the ball and make contact with the boundary line or the ground outside it. If he comes down on or over the boundary, the catch doesn't count and six runs are scored, so not only does the fielder have to catch the ball, he has to be aware of where he is going to land, and if he sees he is not going to be able to stay the the field of play, he has to try to throw the ball infield to avoid the six being scored.

[@NakibAhmed1]

CAN'T GET ENOUGH. I think we need a JOMBOY MEDIA CRICKET section. Oh god, please don't let this be a phase.

[@chimmichurri6940]

That dude spider maned the fuck out of that catch and did a "go web go" no look toss, what a boss! My interest in cricket is seriously spiking thanks to your videos

[@musebaer]

Awesome video! Every time I've watched anyone show anything from cricket the whole explanation for the sport is "it's super confusing and you won't understand what's happening in this clip". Turns out it isn't all that confusing after all and actually a really cool sport. Thanks for sharing this with me Jomboy! I hope you do more cricket videos soon!

[@gregtompos1120]

From an American living in Australia that was a great explanation of cricket. Thanks for including the Big Bash in your Breakdowns.

[@TheTEN24]

This was a badass play thanks for the cricket breakdowns starting to understand the sport now

[@texasguy5377]

You're really getting deep with the breakdowns from other sports than baseball. Great job.

[@NoseyNick57]

That’s gotta be one of the greatest cricket catches of all time no? That ball whistled on a line and he had to time his jump perfectly to one hand snags it at least 10 feet in the air. Insane

[@moitsklunge8681]

It’s prob about the 50th best cricket catch. There has been some absolute stunning catches over the years

[@CloroxBleach-cq7tj]

Its great, but not one of the best

[@alexselby8212]

Thank you so much for doing cricket. Long time sub and have been wating forever for this. Thank you!!!!

[@simplemeerkat256]

Good on ya for showing more cricket content! Would love to see you cover even more as an Aussie!

[@ericmojave6061]

This really has given me a newfound respect for cricket fielders. To play this kind of defense without a glove is super impressive. Baseball is hard enough wearing a glove.

[@LoneVocalist]

In addition, cricket pitchers (bowlers) are allowed to target batters' body. That's why they better be padded up.

[@rabiyaashraf950]

Not to mention Cricket ball even though smaller are lot harder and heavier than Baseball ball, akin to a small piece of solid rock.

[@SE4GY7]

A million more cricket breakdowns please! This sport seems hype

[@vrush2668]

For those who don't know anything about cricket this is t20 cricket , There are many domestic t20 leagues like: BBL for Australia IPL:for india Cpl for carribean islands psl for Pakistan Apart from all these leagues there's international cricket as well where nations compete against each other

[@soludsnak]

very helpful thanks.

[@LeafInFlames]

In the USA and Canada there is Major League Cricket next year

[@Lazyguy22]

As a cricket fan, I've long been hoping and asking for cricket breakdowns, and I'm happy they're happening! Although as an England fan, I'm not looking forward to the Ashes breakdowns...

[@dhawal7476]

Loved it!! Keep these Cricket analysis/commentary videos coming please. ✌️

[@sharpshooter012345]

That was an incredible catch.

[@lionheartzcs2]

My man double jumped for that snag what a play.

[@thefallzversion]

Cricket needs to come to the US in a big way. It’s smart it’s competitive it’s really good once you get the rules down. I wish It would get mainstream here.

[@ramsishirk]

Jomboy covering Cricket, I'm loving it!

[@Sai-qz9nk]

The Jomboy cricket channel beats most cricket channels on KZbin, hands down! Love your curiosity and enthusiasm for the sport, it reminds me of when I first got into baseball a few years ago. Thanks and cheers! 👍🏼

[@romiarkan450]

Also if you're really close to the boundary, you're allowed to just tip the ball in the air, then land on/outside the boundary then jump back in to grab it. It still counts as an out.

[@analogpixel]

As an Aussie that's been watching your videos for ages, this is such a beautiful breakdown!

[@__dane__]

Honestly one of the most impressive parts of the catch is that he has full control of his landing and doesn’t falter at all

[@agrofindastation]

The fact you did Cricket, and you explained it so well shows why you are the King of Sports Recap Videos here!

[@jonnysnow6451]

Zegras assist breakdown please!!!

[@flyingdutch9818]

I’m an Aussie watching jomboy for my cricket highlights. Surreal. I follow him cos I grew up playing baseball including some minor league time. His honest perspective is awesome.

[@fallendeus]

These real men catching the cricket balls bare handed... unlike MLB players having extremely padded gloves with a BUILT IN NET. And Just in case people aren't aware cricket balls are harder than baseballs and a little heavier. People have died by being hit by cricket balls even just getting hit in the neck off of a bowl can be lethal, while batters have taken 90+mph fastballs to the face and been fine. Let that sink in. Those plays were a thing of beauty.

[@TheBankersSafe]

Holy shit man. That was one of the best catches I've ever seen in any sport.

[@nerdburglar7563]

Full credit to Jomboy for sticking with the rest of the game, not just the catch! Top work mate.

[@vinigarr801]

"And this is where cricket gets exciting..." You might be the first American to ever say that.

[@davidmartini2757]

Well done Jomboy on the explanation of cricket for an American audience. I am an Australian living in Melbourne and the game you showed was Melbourne Renegades who were fielding in the video verses Perth Heat. Great to see Melbourne get the win.

[@Robrulz666icloud]

awesome insight mate and thank you for your interest in our amazing game 🇦🇺

[@alexfaithfull4455]

loving the cricket breakdowns, would be very happy to see more BBL content thanks Jim Daddy

[@tommyfreeman3786]

I am basically now a fan of all the sports Jomboy has covered. Not only are the plays he covers interesting, but he gives a breakdown of the rules. Now I can watch Cricket and enjoy it because I understand the basics.

[@TheBhallers]

As a cricket fan, this was beautifully explained, thank you for doing this, hopefully you’ll do more in the future!

[@largechips]

I was right next to that catch, and holy shit we were all in awe, i still have no idea how my team won that game, because we never win, even when we do, its always a fluke. Just like the championship we won two years ago, and then went back to finishing last and embarassing ourselves. A rare highlight for us renegades fans.

[@PattyBrahh]

Jomboy, do the first bowl/pitch of the Ashes Test 2021, that was a crazy play.

[@tharindugregory4834]

Hats off to jomboy media for making me a baseball fan ❤❤❤...great job explaining cricket to a baseball audience...

[@owenbaggaley958]

Jomboy covering cricket is so fucking good

[@ahmedsandhu7]

Cricket breakdowns? YES PLEASE! Probably the best one to do would be the 2019 World cup final between England and NZ. Maybe the most incredible finish to any sports match ever and I'm a huge fan of a lot of sports like soccer, hockey, basketball

[@hoddse7506]

Headingly 2019 too

[@thehairykiwi100]

As a kiwi, i beg you not to do that breakdown. I can not feel pain like that again.

[@ahmedsandhu7]

@@thehairykiwi100 lol I felt your pain that day but as a neutral it was amazing. Don't worry we can get Jomboy to put a trigger warning before the video for all Kiwi's

[@DuranceBell]

Thanks for the explanations. I now know why it's bad to bowl a wide at The Ashes.

[@jsans9444]

I watched this live and wondered to myself…‘I wonder if Jomboy will do a breakdown on this catch.’

[@Evos_87]

Wow a cricket on Jomboy channel! And you actually explained this well Jomboy, great job!

[@jacobshemluck6298]

Can you do a breakdown on the Trevor zegras assist last night in the ducks game

[@Tannerislegend]

I wonder if cricket countries think baseball is as confusing as cricket is to me

[@JomboyMedia]

I think baseball has way more really weird intricacies. drop third strike, but not with a runner on first. infield fly. tagging up.

[@rushabhmurali3181]

Oh ya as an indian I need jomboy to explain it to me

[@dogryan100]

As an Australian fan of both cricket and baseball but someone that was originally a cricket fan before baseball, baseball at it's core is very intuitive and easy to pick up on, but there are so many little rules here and there that are so confusing. Like balks, and the infield fly rule for examples.

[@zaneplatt3533]

@@JomboyMedia I watch both, Baseball is definitely more confusing, awesome, but confusing as he'll :P

[@stuarttupp3541]

This video explains some of the most important aspects of Cricket better than actual instructional videos.

[@pretzelhunt]

These guys are so fast even Jomboy's slo-mo's of a sports broadcast look like CC TV tape, HOWZAT FOR A BREAKDOWN!

[@SpecialMong]

Huge long time Australian viewer and always hoped you’d pick up some of the big bash clips since it’s offset with the MLB season. Love your work as always

[@111danish111]

I am very happy my favorite sport is featured in this video . I have recently discovered your channel and have been binge watching I like your commentary.

[@toddmware]

as an australian, watching this live it was mind boggling. and not a bad analysis, well played

[@jesseduggan46]

jomboy falling in love with cricket is the character arch i'm here for

[@Birdman23i]

Jomboy breaking down Cricket has made my Christmas

[@wagonet]

Because of you jomboy. I actually understand the sport of cricket. I've never got it until I watched the other vid.

[@pemulis123]

Now that MLB is over, please do more cricket! You did an amazing job conveying the rules and nuances!

[@KevinQuinn81]

First rugby and now cricket!! I'm LOVING this! I always have been a big soccer fan so back in the day I used to subscribe to Fox Sports World and Setanta Sports to get European soccer games that I couldn't get otherwise and then as a byproduct, I got introduced to rugby and cricket and even a little Irish football and hurling. Great stuff really.

[@goldenapplereviews9135]

If your watching the BBL, root for the Brisbane Heat. They’re off to a bad start this year, but watching them last year was tons of fun.

[@aperfectlycromulentusername]

Please God, bring on Jomboy vs The Ashes, the collab we never knew we needed

[@AM-257]

Great breakdown. At 3:15 when you talked about batters moving around before the ball is pitched, main reason they do that is to get a little bit deeper back. Since they needed to basically hit a 6 to win, the batter wanted to be able to get some elevation on the ball. He was expecting the bowler (or pitcher) to get it as close to the toes as possible so the batter wouldnt be able to get under the ball and get any elevation. By talking a step back, it might give him an extra foot or so before the ball bounces to be able to get that elevation on his swing. Don't know if that makes sense but yeah.

[@thinhnonyt]

Jomboy you helped me get into Baseball, hope you can get others into Cricket. Go ‘Gades!

[@yellowbelly04]

good job jomboy.pretty good explanation.whilst travelling around the US on amtrak in the 1990`s i sat on a long journey with an american girl who explained the nuances of baseball to me whilst i taught her about the laws of cricket. happy days.

[@SoHighIFly]

Cricket was my life growing up here in NZ. best sport there is

[@dolamitic]

Jomboy you should to come to Australia for Back Alley At Bats cricket edition.

[@JomboyMedia]

Ive spent A LOT of time developing a game thats a blend of cricket and blitzball. Calling it Critzball. I'm not sure when we'll be able to play it. maybe February, maybe march but Ive got three pages of rule/gameplay with powerplay zones and the works haha.

[@dolamitic]

@@JomboyMedia Man you are all over this! Can't wait to see it.

[@jarrodspiga6833]

@@JomboyMedia Wouldn't a mix of Blitzball and Cricket be essentially the same as Indoor Cricket?

[@JomboyMedia]

No there’s no baseball at all in that

[@jamesbond4810]

@@JomboyMedia I think in one of your videos you were mesmerized by unorthodox batting of Matthew Wade hitting backwards.

[@tehbeernerd]

My coworker is from Pakistan and she’s not as big of a cricket fan as she used to be, but I can tell she’s got a lot of love for it. I gotta say, her enthusiasm is contagious.

[@breekenneth]

Jomboy explaining cricket better than I can and Ive been watching the game for 35 years

[@gregtomamichel973]

As a 48 year old who has played cricket since the age of 9, that catch made me very emotional.

[@johnferrara9667]

Please do more cricket. There is so much quality content, so much history, so many narratives, and shit talking is a massive part of the game. Love the off season commentary!

[@CloroxBleach-cq7tj]

shit talking is 75% of the game IMO

[@stephenwalters1061]

Jomboy....King of commentary! Long live the king!

[@JustOneAsbesto]

It's an innings. I'm also just starting to learn about cricket too, and even a single innings is called an innings, not an inning. Cricket people seem to get upset if you don't put that S on there.

[@KuhChuck]

The Colonel at the end. Fantastic.

[@rubenjapp7626]

Yes!! Jomboy did cricket!

[@nicholasrutherford524]

Super happy jomboy is doing cricket and rugby

[@radbradke]

I learned more about cricket in these 4 minutes than I have in 37 years of life. Definitely gonna check it out now

[@anishkandel3.080]

This video will help you more kzbin.info/www/bejne/nV7Flnl-oclkb8U

[@ils13]

DUDE I DIDNT KNOW YOU DO CRICKET TOO!!! THIS MADE MY DAY!!!

[@Verlisify]

Jomboy didn't even disrespect the catch by imposing his face over Colonal Sanders

[@RecardoGuillermo]

Wait til the end bucko

[@MitigateYT]

I have legit never understood cricket... ever. Now I understand it a bit more thanks to Jomboy.

[@davidclarke3450]

Great yankee perspective on our local Aussie game thanks Jomboy. Love your style.

[@Emper0rH0rde]

One-handed catches in cricket are *insane,* because not only are they bare-handed catches, the ball in cricket is both harder and heavier than a baseball. That was a *spectacular* defensive play.

[@macmcminn317]

i just randomly started getting in to cricket because i miss baseball season already, and i gotta say, its a really fun and interesting game, still kinda confused about different leagues and types of cricket and all that, but i REALLY hope Jomboy starts throwing in more cricket breakdowns!

[@anishkandel3.080]

Just keep in touch with the Big Bash League. Too much fun in the beginning, gets a bit boring in the middle and again gets exciting as soon as every game becomes do and die.

[@connhughes13]

You get people into sports they wouldn't have otherwise. You're awesome.