Wicketkeeper Tim Paine was involved in an ingenious yet bizarre stumping during the Sheffield Shield clash between Tasmania and New South Wales on Tuesday.

Paine had the well-set Nick Larkin stumped for 161 as Tasmania looked to contain a boisterous NSW batting, on the third day of their four-day clash. However, the manner of the stumping was unlike many others.

Paine was standing well back as the paceman Gabe Bell steamed in. Benn squared up Larkin with a peach, the batsman missing his defensive prod – and holding the pose – as the ball went through to the ‘keeper Paine. The quick-thinking Australia Test captain noticed that Larkin was outside the crease as he held the pose, and underarmed a throw to the stumps.

I did it to George Bailey in 2013. I did warn him before as he kept just casually strolling out of his crease. We spoke the next morning and he took it on the chin and accepted it.

— Niall John O Brien (@niallnobiobrien) November 10, 2020

As the Tasmania players celebrated, Larkin was confused, but the dismissal was upheld and he had to go. However, despite his fall, NSW still posted a massive target of 348 as Moises Henriques and Sean Abbott scored centuries, and Mitchell Starc scored 86*. The NSW captain Peter Nevill declared when the score was on 522-6 – a decision Starc wasn’t too happy with – and Tasmania were reduced to 26-2 by stumps.

The stumping, as bizarre as it was, isn’t a one-off. During the 2016 Under-19 World Cup final, Rishabh Pant, opening for India, was dismissed for 1 in a similar manner by West Indies ‘keeper Tevin Imlach after straying out of the crease absentmindedly.

According to Niall O’Brien, the former Ireland wicketkeeper, he has dismissed George Bailey, the former Australia batsman, in the same fashion.

You can watch the ingenious stumping by Paine below. You can also watch the dismissal by clicking here.

When was the last time you saw a keeper instigate a stumping whilst standing well back from the stumps?@tdpaine36 did it today in Australia's #SheffieldShield competitionpic.twitter.com/SW7agHd2Zy

— 🏏Flashscore Cricket Commentators (@FlashCric) November 10, 2020