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Friday, 6 May 2022

Original Artworks of England International Test Cricket Grounds

This collection of Test Cricket Ground pictures was created by me recently and uploaded to YouTube and ClickASnap. All current test cricket venues that host the England international Team are featured.

More information and all the pictures can also be found below, they are also available to view on Clickasnap, where they can be seen full size, resolution and un-watermarked. The pictures are shown in the order of newest test ground to oldest. There are 2 pictures of each ground roughly from opposite side.

The Rose Bowl

Currently known as the Ageas Bowl for sponsorship reason's, the Rose Bowl was opened in 2001, as the new home of Hampshire CCC. It has a current capacity of 25000 and hosted a first test match from 16 - 20 June 2011, when England drew with Sri Lanka.

Sophia Gardens

Sophia Gardens.

The Cardiff Wales Stadium opened in 1967, the home of Glamorgan CCC the stadium also host's England games as the cricket team represents England and Wales. The current capacity is 15643 and it hosted a first test match from 8-12 June 2009 when England and Australia played out a draw in the 2009 Ashes series.

The Riverside Ground

The Riverside Ground at Chester-le-Street is the home of Durham CCC. Opened in 1995 it can hold up to 17000 for international games. The first test match hosted at the Riverside was England v Zimbabwe on from the 5-7 June 2003, England won by an innings and 69 runs.

Edgbaston

Edgbaston Ground opened in 1882 and is home to Warwickshire CCC, Birmingham Bears and Pheonix Cricket Teams. It has a capacity of 25000 and hosted its first test match from the 29 - 31 May 1902 when England met Australia in the first test, the match ended in a draw.

Headingley, both Cricket and Rugby Stadiums

Headingley

Headingley is the home of Yorkshire CCC and was opened in 1890. The current capacity 18350 and it hosted its first test match from 29 June - 1 July 1899 when England and Australia drew the third test of that's years ashes series. The cricket ground is joined on to the home ground of the Leeds Rhino's Rugby League team.

Trent Bridge

Trent Bridge opened in 1841 and is the home of Nottinghamshire CCC and has a current capacity of 17500. The first test match hosted was England V Australia from the 1-3 June 1899 in a drawn match.

Lord's

Lord's is known as the Home of Cricket and is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club. It was opened at it's current location in 1814 and is also home to Middlesex CCC. The ground hosted England for the first time in a test match from 21-23 July 1884, England beating Australia by an innings and 5 runs.

Old Trafford

Old Trafford is the home of Lancashire CCC and opened in 1857, the capacity for international cricket is 26000. The first test match hosted was England v Australia from 10-12 July 1884, a match that ended in a draw.

The Oval

The Kia Oval named for sponsorship reasons is the oldest test cricket ground in England. Opened as the home of Sussex CCC in 1845 the ground is traditionally the home of the final test in each series. The current capacity is 27500 and it has also be home to FA Cup Finals and England Football matchers. The first test match hosted here was from 6-8 September 1880 England beating Australia by 5 wickets.

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Sunday, 20 February 2022

ABC of Sports Trading Cards (1927)

Ogden's A.B.C of sport is a set of trading cards released in 1927, the set featured 25 cards with the letters X and Z combined in to 1 card to complete the set. The cards feature a number of sports popular in the 120's which perhaps would not get a look in today. I combined the pictures in to a YouTube slideshow which can be seen below with each individual image shown below that with what I personally consider would be the modern alternative sport featured.

Angling.. Modern alternatives would include Athletics, Archery,
American and Aussie Rules Football.

Boxing.. Modern alternatives Basketball, Badminton,
Baseball and Base Jumping.

Cricket.. Alternatives now would include Cycling or Canoeing

Deerstalking Hunting would be frowned upon now and
replaced by Darts, Diving, Dressage, Decathlon.

Elk (Hunting) which like deerstalking would be frowned
upon, alternatives would include Eventing or the modern
E-Sports.

Football or Rugger as its referred to here. Football being the more
common version of "Football" now that would feature for F. Other
sports include Fencing and Figure Skating.

Golf.. Go-Karting, Gaelic Football and Gymnastics.

Hockey then and probably now but alternatives may
include Heptathlon, Hand Ball and High Jump.

Imbecile (House hunter), not sure why that's thought of as sporting,
and until I read the the summary I thought the picture was referring
to a gambler. Proper sports would be featured here now probably
including Ice Hockey, Ironman or Ice Dancing.

Jockey, still a tough and respected sporting activity. Alternatives
for J, Javelin, Judo, and Jogging.

Kudos, sporting alternatives for modern cards include Kabaddi,
Karate and Kick Boxing.

Lacrosse, Lude is the only modern I could think of

Motorist, whilst not sporting Motor Sport is, Other alternatives could
include Mountain Biking and Miniature Golf.

Nap (Card Player), Not sure if I class cards as sporting but that's
my opinion only, Netball or Ninjitsu today.

Ounder of Otters, not sure what an ounder is, at a guess it's someone
who forcers otters out of their secure places to be hunted. Not my idea
of sport, alternative sports to feature in a modern set Open Water Swimming
and One Day Cricket which has a number of differences to Five Day Cricket
to allow it to be different.

Pinger or Ponger is a term for Ping Pong Player. Still popular today,
alternatives for inclusion are Pigeon Racing, Pole Vault, Power Boat Racing
and Pole Dancing.

Quoiter, refers to a player in the game of Quoits a game where the
players toss rings at a stake trying to land the ring with the stake
through the middle. Quidditch now, as much as I don't like or understand
Harry Potter people who do tell me this is now a proper sport
played by teams.

Runner, the modern sport choices would probably be Rugby League which
I much prefer to the other code and which I put here because instead of the
other code as it's first World Cup was in 1954, a full 33 years before the alternative.

Ski-er, I'd go with any of Surfing, Sailing, Softball or Sumo
in a modern set.

Tennis is still a world wide popular sport now, Track and Field, Tug of War.
Ten Pin Bowling and Triathlon could all feature now.

Umpire, still needed and still vilified when decisions go against
the team they are not in favour of. Sporting alternatives for now
Ultimate a type of Frisbee sport, and a number of underwater
competitive sports.

Villikins, Despite googling it I have no idea what it's supposed to be.
I'd offer up Volleyball and Vault Gymnastics for a modern set.

Wrestling would probably still occupy this card, Weightlifting,
Water Polo and Wheelchair versions of Basketball, Football
or Rugby may also feature.

X here refers to ex champions of various sports, actual sports that
could feature Xare and Xing yi Quan. I had to google those and Xare is
popular in South America and played with a racket and ball in a
trinquete. Xing yi Quan is a Chinese martial art.

Yachting features for Y and Yo-Yo is the only alternative sport-
pastime I can think of. - - Z is for Zest, I'm guessing that's for enthusiasm
for sport in general. Google again offered some alternatives which were
Zourkhaneh a Iranian Martial art and Zui Quan which
is drunken Boxing.

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Sunday, 8 January 2017

Fartown Rugby and Cricket Grounds, Huddersfield.

A view across a green grass field towards rugby posts under a cloudy sky. Trees line the background.

Fartown, originally known as St John's Ground, has a rich sporting history that spans from cricket to rugby league. It's story begins in 1868, hosting cricket matches. In 1875 a pivotal merger took place, uniting Huddersfield St John's Cricket Club with Huddersfield Athletic Club, which had already established a rugby club in 1866. This union laid the groundwork for Fartown's future as a rugby stronghold. By the 2nd November 1878, the ground had been sufficiently developed to host it's first rugby match, a contest against Manchester Rangers Rugby Club.

Fartown's significance in rugby history was further cemented in 1895 when the sport underwent a major split. Huddersfield joined the Northern Rugby Football Union, the breakaway faction that eventually evolved into the modern game of rugby league. Fartown became their home ground, a relationship that would last almost a century.

For almost a hundred years, Fartown echoed with the roar of the crowd and the clash of tackles. It's most glorious moment likely came in 1947 when it hosted a Challenge Cup Semi-Final, Leeds RLFC beating Wakefield Trinity RLFC 21-0 in front of a crowd of 35,136 - a testament to the ground's capacity and the passion then for rugby league in Huddersfield.

However. the club and stadium's fortunes began to decline, and by the 1980's, Fartown was a shadow of it's illustrious past. In 1992 the then Huddersfield RLFC, having recently ditched the Barracudas name moved to Leeds Road to share with the local football team Huddersfield Town, marking the end of an era. Shortly after, Fartown was demolished, erasing much of the physical presence. Today only floodlights, perimeter fencing, pitch and an overgrown terrace thar resembles a woodland remain as silent witnesses to the stadium's vibrant past, a reminder of the thousands of fans and the countless sporting memories forged within it's boundaries. Fartown's story, though it's stands may be gone, continues to resonate within the history of Huddersfield and the story of Rugby League.

I took these pictures on the 18th June 2015 with a Polaroid is2132 camera.

A daytime photograph of the Fartown Clock Tower, a tall, brick-built structure, located in Huddersfield. It is surrounded by green grass and bushes, with a soccer field and distant buildings in the background. A decorative clock face is located near the top, surmounted by a weather vane. Below the clock are commemorative plaques with text. The sky above is cloudy.

The Cricket Memorial, it used to feature a clock that has been removed.

An elevated, panoramic view of Fartown Ground, a rugby league pitch in Huddersfield, England. The image shows the large, green oval playing surface under a cloudy sky. From a grassy hillside, the viewer looks across the pitch, which is enclosed by traditional white H-shaped goal posts at both ends. Surrounding the ground are rows of terraced houses, mature trees, and a distinctive church steeple in the distance, typical of a West Yorkshire industrial town. The overall perspective captures the integration of the ground into the surrounding urban landscape.

The former cricket ground, now playing host to amateur Rugby League.

A ground-level photograph of the Fartown rugby ground in Huddersfield on an overcast day. In the foreground, there's a low, weather-beaten yellow-painted metal fence and overgrown tall green grass. To the right, a large bush with vibrant green leaves dominates the frame. Looking over the fence, the central focus is a set of tall, white H-shaped rugby goalposts standing on a large, well-maintained green grass pitch. Further across the field, near the background tree line, a smaller, less distinct set of goalposts is visible. Buildings of the Huddersfield townscape are visible to the left in the distance under a grey, cloudy sky. A white border frames the entire image.

Taken from the Scoreboard terrace at the ground.

A wide-angle landscape photograph of the Fartown Ground, Huddersfield. The image captures an expansive, vibrant green rugby field under a mostly overcast, cloudy grey sky. The background is defined by a dense, dark green treeline of mixed deciduous trees lining the far edge of the pitch. Prominently in the left-midground stands a tall, white rugby goalpost. Several other metal lattice floodlight towers are visible along the perimeter of the field, stretching towards the right. The grass has subtle variations in color, suggesting texture and wear from sport. The overall perspective is a wide shot looking across the pitch towards the woods, conveying a quiet, empty ground before a match.

The very overgrown northern terrace.

A landscape photograph capturing a large green grass sports field under a cloudy grey sky. On the left side of the frame, there is a set of tall, H-shaped rugby goal posts. Several tall, metal lattice floodlight pylons are spaced across the far background. Along the field’s far edge, there's a perimeter of dense green trees, hedges, a red brick clubhouse building with a tiled roof, and a red shipping container, with a faint church spire and a town skyline visible on the horizon beyond the foliage. The foreground features patchy green grass with white clover and other ground cover, leading the eye towards the main pitch. The overall light is soft and diffused.

A view of the half-timbered cricket pavilion at Fartown Ground in Huddersfield. The black-and-white patterned building with a dark tiled roof, featuring the sign 'BAITUL TAUHID', sits on a grassy bank supported by a stone wall. The house is surrounded by lush green trees and shrubs, with a gravel path leading from the foreground. The sky is overcast and grey.

The rather sad looking former cricket pavilion.

A photograph taken from the perspective of an adjacent overgrown path showing a expansive, manicured green grass playing field that stretches towards a background of dense trees. On the far left of the pitch is a tall white metal H-post rugby goal. A dilapidated, rusty metal hoop-and-spear style fence runs along the right side of the pitch, dividing it from the overgrown grasses and thick bushes in the foreground. A row of wooden fence posts are visible behind the metal fence, and a utility pole is near the rugby goal. The sky is a bright, clear white, framed by the top border of the photo, which has a wide white border.

The scoreboard end, the stadiums metal fencing still in place.

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