The strangest cricket dismissal of all time? Essex wicket keeper drops a catch but KICKS the ball into the air and into a grateful team-mate's hands Adam Wheater showed extraordinary improvisation to set up his team-mate Wicketkeeper dropped possible catch as it was edged to him but booted ball He stuck out a foot in desperation and the ball flew to Ryan ten Doeschate Captain took simple catch to dismiss Hampshire batsman Mason Crane for 20 By Will Griffee For Mailonline Published: 08:01 BST, 18 June 2019 | Updated: 08:02 BST, 18 June 2019 Viewcomments Essex wicketkeeper Adam Wheater set up one of the most bizarre dismissals ever on Monday. He fluffed the chance to take a catch after Simon Harmer found an outside edge but showed incredible powers of recovery with the reaction that followed. Wheater tracked the ball off his gloves and it seemed destined to hit the turf but he managed to stick out a foot at the very last second. The batsman Mason Crane edged the ball behind and it flew to the wicketkeeper Adam Wheater dropped the ball but had the presence of mind to swing a boot at it The Essex man connected flush with the ball just as it was about to hit the turf With a touch Lionel Messi would have been proud of, the wicketkeeper's kick floated upwards and into the waiting hands of team-mate Ryan ten Doeschate. The batsman, Mason Crane, must have been confused at the raucous nature of the celebrations that followed. The Hampshire man fell for 20 runs and was the victim of superb improvisation behind the stumps. Essex hammered Hampshire by an innings and eight runs with Harmer finishing the match with 12-61. The bemused batsman and the fielders all followed the ball as it floated to Ryan ten Doeschate The captain took a simple catch to sent Crane on his way back to the pavilion for 20 Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility