Injuries are commonplace in any outdoor sport such as cricket but rarely do fans become victims of it, and even less so by their own accord. Yet, such was the case in the BBL Qualifier at Bellerive Oval on Tuesday when a fan nastily tripped while trying to hold on to a Mitchell Owen biggie.
Hobart Hurricanes got off to a blistering start after being asked to bat first by Sydney Sixers in the Qualiifer courtesy of a Mitchell Owen blitzkrieg at the top of the order. The breakthrough star of the campaign muscled 36 runs off just 15 deliveries to continue his evolution as an opener, smashing three boundaries and as many sixes in the proess. The cameo had the entire Bellerive Oval buzzing with excitement as they cheered the purple brigade on but it was not all smooth sailing for one particular fan.
On the fourth ball of the third over, Owen pounced upon a short ball by Ben Dwarshius and sent it sailing over the midwicket fence with a scintillating pull shot. As the Kookaburra dropped into the stands, a fan was all ready on the stairs to catch the white rock but the plan quickly backfired. The ball could not nestle itself into the fans’ mitts and popped out immediately but when he tried to scramble after it, the stairs became an obstacle and a painful tumble followed that left the fan lying on the ground in the stands, hurt, embarrassed, and utterly disappointed.
Twitterati, unsurprisingly, did not shy from extracting entertianment from the man’s misery.
Have you ever seen someone so heartbroken over dropping a catch?
Yeah!
‘He’s made a complete mess of himself’ great commentary. Shelled it…
— RC (@RobCourt7) January 21, 2025
33 runs in last 6.2 overs after 43/0 in 3d This innings badly needs some momentum. #BBL14
— Cricket Tamizhan (@CricketTamizhan) January 21, 2025
Sometimes!
Canes need 180 to be in the game anything under will be bad #BBL14
— Matt McDonald (@TassieMatthew97) January 21, 2025
Ongoing
Hobart Hurricanes 75-2 in 9 overs.#bplt20 #SA20 #zelena #ILT20#ChampionsTrophy #BBL14
— Abdul Haseeb (@Haseeb527) January 21, 2025
Puzzling approach #BBL 🤔
— Justin Devine (@jdevine1974) January 21, 2025
What!!
Did the ball hit the ground a la Mitch Starc when Jack Edwards made that catch?!? #BBL
— Josh Moore (@MooreJosh) January 21, 2025
Yes Dude
C Jewel to face less than 42 balls!
Go twice if he crosses!#BBL— SportsTraderNG (@TraderNGMUFC) January 21, 2025
Hobart Hurricanes 81-2 in 10 overs.#bplt20 #SA20 #zelena #ILT20#ChampionsTrophy #BBL14
— Abdul Haseeb (@Haseeb527) January 21, 2025
