Bevan Small

{{Short description|New Zealander cricketer (born 1992)}}

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| birth_place = Feilding, New Zealand

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Bevan Small (born 24 February 1992) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Central Districts.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/440520.html |title=Bevan Small |accessdate=29 October 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Central Districts for the 2018–19 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23797021/central-districts-drop-jesse-ryder-contracts-list |title=Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=15 June 2018}}

Small, while fielding as the 12th man in January 2012 during the New Zealand domestic HRV Twenty20 competition (currently known as the Super Smash) as a 19-year-old, made a spectacular catch assist on the boundary line. The catch was completed by teammate Michael Mason. The Laws of Cricket indicate that a catch can be initiated outside of the boundary line so long as the player is airborne whenever they are touching the ball; this must remain so until the ball is back inside the boundary (either completed by the same player or, as was the case with Small, completed by a teammate). The West Australian thought it was a candidate for the "greatest cricket catch ever", while a commentator during the match called it "possibly the most brilliant piece of fielding I've ever seen".{{Cite web |date=2012-01-09 |title=VIDEO: The greatest cricket catch ever? |url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/cricket/video-the-greatest-cricket-catch-ever-ng-ya-336636 |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=The West Australian |language=en}} The video has received millions of views across various online uploads.{{Citation |title=Cricket, Incredible catch assist on boundary. |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wq5MHIRWqQ |language=en |access-date=2023-01-07}}