A really hot day and my first visit for a long time to Old Trafford to watch Lancashire play. A test for my new camera and the first time I had sat in the top of B Stand. It was so warm I actually got some over heating warnings in the camera itself!. Images shot with Sony a6300 and 18-200 zoom.
All focal lengths are 35mm equivalents.
Lancashire won the toss and decided to bat - Guptill and Petersen opening the batting
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Guptill drives Clarke for 4
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an appeal for lbw is turned down
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Petersen hits a four
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Old Trafford football ground in the distance
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Hannon-Dalby takes off as he bowls to Petersen
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Petersen lets the short ball go past
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Petersen hits a boundary
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Guptill drives through the covers for 4
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Petersen has to dash to get in
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a glimpse of the Lancs dressing room
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Guptill drives Clark through the covers for four
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Guptill drives Poysden for six
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Petersen pulls Rankin to leg
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but a fielder manages to stop a boundary
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Petersen drives Rankin for 4
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Petersen skies a ball from Rankin....
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..and is caught by Hannon-Dalby for 28
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so Lancs lose their first wicket for 71
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Brown drives Rankin right at Evans and is out
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high fives for bowler and fielder
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a second quick wicket for Warwickshire
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a problem near the sight screen
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Guptill drives Poysden to reach his 50
shortly after Guptill mishits a ball from Poysden
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Porterfield dives to make the catch and Guptill is out for 50
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Buttler drives Poysden through the covers for 4
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Livingstone drives Patel for four
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an appeal for lbw is turned down
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Buttler hits a six
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Croft hits a six off Hannon-Dalby
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the fielder could not reach it
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Croft drives Trott
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The fielder manages to stop the hit
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Croft has to dive to stay in
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Buttler is bowled out for 91 .Lancs are 240 for 5
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Croft reaches his 50 off 56 balls
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A helicopter flies over the ground
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Smith drives Clarke but is caught by Evans in the deep
Clark just gets in
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Croft is caught out by Poysden off Rankin for 67
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Parry is about to be caught behind by Ambrose for 6
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Lancashire completed their 50 overs on 296 for 8
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not quite the beach but as warm as!
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The old hotel is now rubble and a new one is being constructed - 300mm 1/500 f7 100 iso
Young members of the Andrew Flintoff Cricket Academy entertain us at the interval
Porterfield drives Buck for four
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Porterfield misses a ball from Mahmood
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Porterfield sweeps Buck to the boundary for 4
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Hain is caught behind by Buttler off Smith for 24
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Porterfield is brilliantly caught by Croft off Barry for 40 with Warwickshire 85 for 2
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Trott drives Clark for 4
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Bell hits Parry for six
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Bell drives Smith for 4 and brings up the 50 partnership with Trott
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Trott sweeps Parry for 4 to bring up his 50 off 61 balls
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Trott is out for 66 caught by Croft off Parry - Warwickshire 174 for 3 off 34 overs
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Evans drives Parry towards Croft in the covers.....
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Croft makes a good catch and Evans is out for 1
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Bell cuts Buck to reach his 50 off 55 balls
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Ambrose is bowled by Clark for 6
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Bell hits out at Clark
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enjoying the day in the Thomas Cooke enclosure
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Clarke pulls Clark to leg
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a four is prevented
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Is it a fly in the eye!
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reflections
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Bell miss-hits Buck and is caught and bowled for 73
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Patel is caught by Croft off Buck for 0 - 241 for 7 300mm 1/500 f8 400 iso 75% crop
Clarke skies the ball
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It looks like an easy catch for Buck.....
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Oh he's going to drop it!
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Phew! He's got it - Clarke out for 27 - 251 for 8
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Rankin hits out against Smith
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he is caught by Parry - 251 for 9
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a few wild swings at the end by Poysden
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Lancashire win by 42 runs
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Back to A6300
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