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Cricket fan takes spectacular crowd catch

Who says it's hard to pick up the pink ball under lights?

Not this bloke.

Tim Southee hit a booming six during the first day of the inaugural day-night Test in Adelaide, and this fan took an early contender for catch of the summer.

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Wearing a retro one-day cricket shirt, the fan rose above the pack to take an absolute blinder before disappearing into a sea of bodies.

He then emerged with raised arms and hurled the ball back onto the field in triumph.

He could certainly teach this guy a thing or two:

How does it compare to these other classic crowd catches: