Cricket = Action = Art

Meeting Things Head On

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:30:00 +0000

Duck, sway or drop on your arse are the most common escape methods for the well directed bouncer. Michael Clarke is shown here developing a more confrontational approach.

Guilty Until Proven Innocent

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Wed, 22 May 2013 08:10:00 +0000

Ah, the downside of fame and celebrity. It is probably just as well Sreesanth already inhabits a universe of his very own.

Celebrating The Bouncer

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Tue, 21 May 2013 08:21:00 +0000

Remember when test wickets would bounce. When big nasties ran in and played a little chin music. When batsman feared for their life not their bank balance. I am sure Robin Smith does. Over the next week or two I intend to live in the past and recall why I loved watching and was bloody pleased I wasn't out there.

The Last Laugh

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:41:00 +0000

Neil Gets All Wagnerian

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Fri, 17 May 2013 04:48:00 +0000

Living Up To The T Shirt

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Wed, 15 May 2013 08:45:00 +0000

Mohit Sharma gets in touch with his inner lion.

Cup of Dreams ?!#$*

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Tue, 14 May 2013 08:16:00 +0000

Yes, yes, I have seen every six hit that is humanly possible, but could some one please just get around to winning this thing.

Bhaji On the Bounce

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Sun, 12 May 2013 04:15:00 +0000

There are some things that should just not be attempted by some people. In Bhaji's case it is channeling Korean pop stars.

It might be Gangnam but it ain't style.

The Minnows Know...

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Thu, 09 May 2013 08:30:00 +0000

... you must enjoy every win. The cup and the points go to Zimbabwe, and well deserved.

The Importance Of Keeping Your Hands Together

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Tue, 07 May 2013 08:11:00 +0000

No nose, no teeth, but plenty of cheek. Virat Kholi gets clumsy and lucky all at the same time.

Feeling At Home

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Sun, 05 May 2013 05:02:00 +0000

The Black Caps can't complain about being in a foreign environment. They might be walking to the wicket in Derby but it could just as easily be Palmerston North, with all that implies.

AB Goes OTT

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Fri, 03 May 2013 03:07:00 +0000

Batting in the IPL must be the sporting equivalent of primal scream therapy - you get to just let it all out.

A Time Less Coloured

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

It is 1979 and Ross Edwards models the proposed coloured cricket apparel, for the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, 1979-80, Australia.

Wonder what the people who had a hernia over this get up would make of a night at an IPL game?

Probe Biotic

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:51:00 +0000

Ed Cowan, the thinking man's probebot, gets on the front foot for a new season of watching the ball closely.

Bravo Bravo

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:02:00 +0000

Dwayne Bravo enjoys the moment. It is a sport after all, not just a business.

Too Good To Celebrate Only Once

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:39:00 +0000

With 100 off 30 balls Chris Gayle should be allowed to celebrate as often as he wants and you got to figure the IPL bosses are doing a little dance as well.

Get Thee Gone

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 05:09:00 +0000

The best batsman dismiss the ball from their presence.

Three From Three

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:01:00 +0000

A hat-trick is worth a cuddle no matter what form of cricket you happen to be playing.

The Sharma Shuffle

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:46:00 +0000

Rahul Sharma breaks out a move. Dwayne Bravo just gets to shuffle off.

Another Kohli Wirlwind

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 08:26:00 +0000

Virat Kohli gives another display of some of the fastest hands in the business.

That's One

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:48:00 +0000

Dirk Nannes gets it right.

Golden Gale

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 05:15:00 +0000

Coming or going, scoring or out, Chris Gayle always commands attention and dominates the space around him.

When Shots Go Bad

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 23:44:00 +0000

David Warner illustrates the fact that not everything goes as planned when it comes to the big shot - but you aren't going to score 77 from 58 balls with out the occasional slip up.

Local Colour

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:38:00 +0000

Please forgive a little self indulgence as I offer a salute to the end of summer, and the cricket season, in Taranaki. It will be many long months before the sun shines on another game of cricket at Pukekura Park but I know it will be worth the wait.

Too Soon To Tell

noreply@blogger.com (Martyd) — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 03:50:00 +0000

The brains trust don't look like they are 100% sold on their Mumbai Indians just yet.