Your favourite sporting pictures...

Makkah?

JGK wrote:

Allan D wrote:

Big_Bad_Bob wrote:Fiery's 300th.

Indeed, who was the batsman?

Neil Hawke wasn't it?

Yep, "Garth" McKenzie's opening partner on that tour. Hawke had previously taken his then best Test career haul of 6-47 in England's poor 1st innings performance of 182. Others in the picture, apart from FST & Hawke, are Cowdrey (again) at 1st slip taking the catch, Peter Parfitt at 2nd slip, Jim Parks behind the stumps, Tommy Veivers the non-striking batsman and (probably) Charlie Elliott (again) as the bowling end umpire.

PearlJ wrote:

Zat wrote:This one's my favourite, because I was there, I took it, and I have a poster-sized version of it at home, with TGM's autograph to boot.

Hahahahaha! I'm in that pic!

Amd I'm about three seats to the right of it . . .

I'm not.

freddled gruntbuggly wrote:

PearlJ wrote:

Zat wrote:This one's my favourite, because I was there, I took it, and I have a poster-sized version of it at home, with TGM's autograph to boot.

Hahahahaha! I'm in that pic!

Amd I'm about three seats to the right of it . . .

I'm just under that score board. The cheapest seats but they weren't so bad.

I can't believe there's that block of empty seats at the top of the stand to the left of the scoreboard. Must've been a bunch of English backpackers who said "sod this for a joke, we're off to the pub".

I was pretty well square to the stumps, right on the fence - nothing to do with cost, there just weren't any better seats available by the time I got through to the booking site.

skully wrote:I'm not.

You had a better view, though, and didn't have to sit through rain and cold to get it.

Still, being there for that wicket . . .
Good times.

skully wrote:I can't believe there's that block of empty seats at the top of the stand to the left of the scoreboard. Must've been a bunch of English backpackers who said "sod this for a joke, we're off to the pub".

More likely to be a bunch of nesh Ozzie gayers, who couldn't stand the English winter style weather.

skully wrote:I can't believe there's that block of empty seats at the top of the stand to the left of the scoreboard. Must've been a bunch of English backpackers who said "sod this for a joke, we're off to the pub".

Looks like you wouldn't be able to see half the pitch from those seats tbh

Is that BBBob?

Hahahaha, it is!

It's inconclusive - might have been a shy at the stumps whilst BBB was playing a dummy shot

seasider wrote:

The ball is thatway Bob... look at the gap between bat & pad

Will this ever be beaten?

Geez, umps were dressed like gunslingers in them there days...

He was just cracking one off.

In answer to AD:

I doubt it.

Not till they play on uncovered pitches again. And have someone at the other end who loses it as furiously as Tony Lock (LAFasterandFaster)

JKLever wrote:

seasider wrote:

The ball is thatway Bob... look at the gap between bat & pad

Terrible head position as well.

But then again it was an end of season beer game.

Our opening bowler later threw up his tea and half time ale behind a tree after a couple of overs!

seasider wrote:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.

Class.

Lara Lara Laughs wrote:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.

Class.

Meh. Years ago that.

Much improved technique nowdays - see how much tighter it is in my avatar.

What, the one you've edged behind?

Playing a leggie with the spin, right off the middle with soft hands thanks very much.

Shows what you know Cilla.

Anyway, enough about my inadequacies.

Surprised this one hasn't surfaced yet.

Destined for both legendary and iconic status (if it doesn't have them already) in years to come.