A Tasmanian police officer has stolen the show during Australia’s one-day international clash against South Africa at Blundstone Arena.

On a day where the crowd dropped several catches, this cop showed his hands were as safe as the streets he patrols.

The middle-aged man gave it everything to hang on to a blistering six from Australian batsman Shaun Marsh, which sailed over the deep square-leg boundary.

He fell to the ground but held his composure to pull off a beauty, and didn’t he love it.

“The big fella goes over, and he knows it’s a great catch,” Fox Sport commentator Brendon Julian said.