Sporting Venues — CFFC

I don’t watch a lot of sport but I do like cricket. When I lived in Geeveston I used to go and watch cricket at Bellerive Oval in Hobart. I took a lot of photos there. Trying to get a good shot of a player was as much fun as watching the game. If my team was losing photography was more fun than watching.

Since I took this photo in 2010 on one of my first visits the ground has been upgraded. The new grandstand somewhat blocks the view of Mt Wellington.

The era of the selfie was just beginning in the 2010s but I preferred to take candid photos of players. Here are a few I was pleased with.

I have never been to an interstate cricket match. I would like to but cricket is a summer game and I find the mainland states too hot in summer. I wouldn’t enjoy being outdoors on a sweltering summer day.

This is one entrance to Adelaide Oval. When I lived in Adelaide there was a beautiful old grandstand but now they have a very modern stadium.

Some years ago on a visit to Melbourne we did a tour of the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the National Sports Museum.

Finally, I should mention Sunbury, Victoria where I am staying. It won’t mean a lot to American readers but Sunbury is the birthplace of the Ashes.