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I thought I'd try out my new Sigma 120-300 f2.8 Sport on some cricket. I tried the D300s with a 2x TC, and the D7100 with the 1.4x TC. Overall the D7100 pic were better, they will all look okay at this size though, I hope...
 
1. The bowler:
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2. The square cut:
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3. The off drive:
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4. Another bowler:
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5. The quick single:
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6. The push to the on side:
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7. The run out:
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8. The left-hander's off drive:
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9. The stumping:
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10. The slog (and great timing by the photographer):
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11. Acknowledging the century (100 runs) to the team mates:
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12. The fast bowler:
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13. The forward defence:
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14. The wicket-keeper waits:
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15. The caught and bowled:
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Nice shots!  I think it would be fun to get a baseball team and a cricket team together and have them teach / try the other sports.  Many similar skills...



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Cracking photos, you really caught them well. My only problem and surprise is that there are actually folk in Australia that play cricket! LOL

 

On a serious note, given the quality of the images, I have problems chosing any particular one as being better than the rest. Well done my friend.



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Nice shots!  I think it would be fun to get a baseball team and a cricket team together and have them teach / try the other sports.  Many similar skills...

Thanks.

 My belief is cricket is way harder. Though the bat is bigger, they have to face a ball that bounces, the ball can swing either way in the air, and then change direction markedly when it bounces, plus of course, they catch the ball with bare hands! It would be interesting though for sure.
 

Cracking photos, you really caught them well. My only problem and surprise is that there are actually folk in Australia that play cricket! LOL
 
On a serious note, given the quality of the images, I have problems chosing any particular one as being better than the rest. Well done my friend.

Australia? Where's that?

Cheers Tony.

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 My belief is cricket is way harder. Though the bat is bigger, they have to face a ball that bounces, the ball can swing either way in the air, and then change direction markedly when it bounces, plus of course, they catch the ball with bare hands! It would be interesting though for sure.
 

 

I would find it hard to argue with you since I've never seen or tried cricket, but...I've heard many times that hitting a baseball is the single most difficult thing to do in any sport.  I would tend to agree with that statement - not easy re-directing the path of a round ball with a round stick.  I think you would be surprised at how much a baseball traveling at over 90 miles per hour can move without hitting the ground.  In baseball, there are several different grips and throwing angles used to cause the ball to travel different paths.  Here's an interesting graphic on the reaction time required:

 

https://www.phoenixb...nfographic.html

 

A 95 mph fast ball (average in Major League Baseball) basically takes about 0.43 seconds for the ball to reach home plate.  An 80 mph change up will take about .51 seconds.  A very small difference, but one that can completely throw off the batter's timing when they don't know which of these (or several other pitches) is coming. 

 

I would love to see something like this on cricket - always interested to learn and compare! 



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Great shots.   Nice action stops.      Love this set.



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I would find it hard to argue with you since I've never seen or tried cricket, but...I've heard many times that hitting a baseball is the single most difficult thing to do in any sport.  I would tend to agree with that statement - not easy re-directing the path of a round ball with a round stick.  I think you would be surprised at how much a baseball traveling at over 90 miles per hour can move without hitting the ground.  In baseball, there are several different grips and throwing angles used to cause the ball to travel different paths.  Here's an interesting graphic on the reaction time required:
 
https://www.phoenixb...nfographic.html
 
A 95 mph fast ball (average in Major League Baseball) basically takes about 0.43 seconds for the ball to reach home plate.  An 80 mph change up will take about .51 seconds.  A very small difference, but one that can completely throw off the batter's timing when they don't know which of these (or several other pitches) is coming. 
 
I would love to see something like this on cricket - always interested to learn and compare!

 This is interesting: Comparison of baseball and cricket - Wikipedia
Remember  - batting is only part of the equation! (A ball aimed at the head, on the bounce, is legal in cricket too, and yep, they bowl at 150kmph (just over 90mph)) Can't find anything similar to yours though. I always enjoyed fielding at slips, behind the batsman to take a catch off the edge of the bat, so needed fast reactions (no gloves remember) - a challenging fielding position and one where you couldn't afford to doze off!
 

Great shots.   Nice action stops.      Love this set.

Thanks Thumper.



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Very interesting read on the comparison...still working my way through it...