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Cricket Around The World - In Pictures

From rainforests to rooftops, beaches to temples, little can stand in the way of fans' feverish passion for cricket - and around the world the game is played and watched from some of the most stunning places on the planet. 

Cricket Around The World - In Pictures
The breathtaking Marina Bay Sands Hotel dominates the scenery at the Padang Park Cricket Ground in Singapore


Cricket Around The World - In Pictures
A sandy beach and driftwood stumps provides the pitch & wicket for an impromptu game...

Cricket Around The World - In Pictures
A different viewpoint - Roof climbers soak in the action as the sun sets over the Adelaide Oval
Cricket Around The World - In Pictures
As the tide recedes, a family enjoy a game of beach cricket at Mousehole Harbour in Cornwall, England
Cricket Around The World - In Pictures
With the Taj Mahal at deep midwicket, a group of young men play a cricket match in Agra, India
Cricket Around The World - In Pictures
The Indian Ocean and a lush rainforest provide the perfect backdrop for a game of cricket  
Cricket Around The World - In Pictures
High up in the Indian mountains, a batsman attempts a risky single
Cricket Around The World - In Pictures
As the sun heads down over the horizon, a group of boys cool off in the ocean after a long day's cricket
Cricket Around The World - In Pictures
A stack of rocks provides makeshift stumps for a game of street cricket in Hyderabad's suburbs
Cricket Around The World - In Pictures
The glorious facade of Moseley School presides over a game of spring cricket
Cricket Around The World - In Pictures
A Hindu temple serves as a cricket pitch in Northern India - are the gods smiling on the batsman?
Cricket Around The World - In Pictures
A lone figure drinks in a game of County Cricket at the Oval, South London, UK
Cricket Around The World - In Pictures
100,000 seats at the MCG lie empty on a frosty winter's morning, waiting for warmer weather...

Cricket Around The World - In Pictures
The Himalayas loom large over the picturesque HPCA cricket ground in India



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Image credit, with thanks to:
Basile Morine, via Wikimedia Commons
Patrick Hendry, via Unsplash
Marcus Wallis, via Unsplash
David Hagwood, via Geograph
Adam Cohn, via Flickr
Ankhur Panchbhude, via Flickr
Rajarshi Mitra, via Flickr
Apoorva Jinka, via Wikimedia Commons
John Gargan, via Flickr
Marina Cath, via Pixabay
Roman Koester, via Unsplash
Dean Bennet, via Unsplash













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  1. Unknown17 October 2020 at 20:48

    Nice stuff, would have liked to have seen something from the west indies

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