365 Sporting Days

I watched a lot of cricket this Summer and took thousands of photos, I can’y whittle them down to 10 is so am going to share these with you, trying to add in the player, date, venue and teams playing.

Staring with the Champions Trophy, where I was lucky to see 7 games including the Final

Mark Wood – The Oval – 1st June – England v Bangladesh

Kane Williamson – Edgbaston – 2nd June – New Zealand v Australia

David Warner – Edgbaston – 2nd June – New Zealand v Australia

Moises Henriques – Edgbaston – 2nd June – New Zealand v Australia

Bangladesh Fans, who were a delight!  – The Oval – 5th June – Australia v Bangladesh

Virat Kohli – The Oval – 8th June –  India v Sri Lanka 

Virat Kohli – The Oval – 11th June – India v South Africa

The Oval – 11th June – India v South Africa

Shikar Drawn – The Oval – 11th June – India v South Africa

Fakhar Zaman – The Oval – 18th June – Pakistan v India – The Champions Trophy Final

Fakhar Zaman – The Oval – 18th June – Pakistan v India – The Champions Trophy Final

Pakistan – The Oval – 18th June – Pakistan v India – The Champions Trophy Final

Pakistan – The Oval – 18th June – Pakistan v India – The Champions Trophy Final

Next up are some photos from the England matches I attended over the summer

Sam Billings – SSE Swalec, Cardiff – 25th June – England v South Africa T20

Hashim Amla – The Oval – 27th July – England v South Africa

Kagiso Rabada – The Oval – 27th July – England v South Africa

A sequence of photos, I’m struggling for the player – Old Trafford – 5th August – England v South Africa

Toby Roland-Jones & Jimmy Anderson – Old Trafford – 5th August – England v South Africa

Stuart Broad – Edgbaston – 18th August – England v West Indies

Alastair Cook  Edgbaston – 18/19th August – England v West Indies

I forgot to include this first time round!  England Women winning the World Cup at Lords!  A wonderful day!

And now to domestic cricket where my team Essex won Division 1 of the County Championship having been promoted in 2016, which is a wonderful feat!

Ryan ten Doeschate – The Cloudfm County Ground, Chelmsford – 21st May – Essex v Hampshire

Rory Burns – The Cloudfm County Ground, Chelmsford- 7th July – Essex v Surrey T20

Tom Curran – The Cloudfm County Ground, Chelmsford – 7th July – Essex v Surrey T20 

Scott Borthwick – The Cloudfm County Ground, Chelmsford – 21st July – Essex v Surrey T20 

Ravi Bopara – The Cloudfm County Ground – 25th September – Essex v Yorkshire

Jamie Porter – Edgbaston – 13th September – Warwickshire v Essex

Mohammad Amir – The Cloudfm County Ground – 28th August – Essex v Somerset

Mohammad Amir – The Cloudfm County Ground – 28th August – Essex v Somerset

Mason Crane – The Cloudfm County Ground – 21st July  – Essex v Hampshire – A set of photos to show the Yorker from Amir

Dawid Malan – The Cloudfm County Ground – 28th June – Essex v Middlesex

I was lucky to meet several amazing cricketers this summer, and it’s rude not to get a photo! Legends, young stars and Chacha Cricket too!

Now for 2 of my absolute favourites

Ryan ten Doeschate,  with the Division 1 Trophy!

And my favourite photo of 2017 – the Essex Ability team with their own trophy, their faces say it all!