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Feb 03, 2009 23:25 |  #1

Hi all,

Taken at the NSW Speedblitz Blues v's Tasmanian Tigers cricket match played at Newcastle's No. 1 Sportsground last Sunday.

Can anyone see the irony?

[Admittedly, you'd need to be Australian to probably get it :D]

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Feb 03, 2009 23:45 |  #2

well it does look like he used his melon, but not for sure what it saved him


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Feb 03, 2009 23:56 |  #3

Nice shot mate. I was planning on getting down to some local cricket on Saturday with my 70-200mm but I don't have an extender so there'll be some cropping I think!




  
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Feb 04, 2009 19:08 |  #4

Great capture! Love it! I don't understand the game, but i love this shot!


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Feb 04, 2009 19:32 as a reply to  @ cr44's post |  #5

Nice capture - I see he's using his melon to save his skin




  
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Feb 05, 2009 01:03 |  #6

Heh, took me a moment to see the billboard, but I got there in the end :p

Nice shot.


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Feb 05, 2009 04:21 |  #7

That is a gem.
For those who don't get it, look at the billboard in the background, she thinks the bowler's only got a little weener.
JD, great timing.
I'd like to know if you planned that shot or if you just jagged it - now be honest...haha
Either way it's still a classic
BTW, who's the bowler and who's the bat.
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Feb 05, 2009 23:21 as a reply to  @ philwillmedia's post |  #8

Nice shot mate. I was planning on getting down to some local cricket on Saturday with my 70-200mm but I don't have an extender so there'll be some cropping I think!

Thanks Moose!

Great capture! Love it! I don't understand the game, but i love this shot!

Thankyou. Don't understand cricket! It probably would look a little confusing to "foreigners" :D. Have a look here (external link).

Nice capture - I see he's using his melon to save his skin

Thanks!

Heh, took me a moment to see the billboard, but I got there in the end :p

Nice shot.

Well done leitch. The irony of course is that the NSW Speedblitz Blues are sponsored by the RTA [Roads & Traffic Authority] and this sponsorship is "an ongoing campaign to raise awareness about the consequences of speeding, and to change attitudes towards speeding, particularly among young male drivers – who remain the most at-risk group on the roads"

That is a gem.
For those who don't get it, look at the billboard in the background, she thinks the bowler's only got a little weener.
JD, great timing.
I'd like to know if you planned that shot or if you just jagged it - now be honest...haha
Either way it's still a classic
BTW, who's the bowler and who's the bat.
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Thanks Phil. I won't lie. I didn't see the billboard in the background until I processed the photo.

Here are the NSW team supporting the "Speed Kills" message [which is great of course!] and their bowlers are trying to "kill" the opposition by bowling short and probably around 140km/h mark!

The bowler is Mark Cameron [NSW] and the batsmen is Tim Macdonald [TAS]

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Feb 06, 2009 13:50 |  #9

great shot


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Feb 13, 2009 00:31 |  #10

Holy smacks! I never thought a bowler would get that high in his motion. Great shot!




  
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Feb 13, 2009 14:37 |  #11

Well the bowler clearly had his weetabix that morning (as per the stumps)


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