Cricket World Cup - Opportunity of a Lifetime

As a freelance editorial sports photographer and life long sports fanatic, have covered football, rugby, and cricket at all levels, plus various motorsport events (including elements of the World Rally Cross Championship, see later posts). However, growing up, I was first and foremost a cricket fan, played for local clubs, and last year topped everything off in collaboration with TGS Photo when we had the privilege of being accredited for the ICC Cricket World Cup.


After a host of initial planning, determining which fixtures to select, and those to omit, eventually covered 4 warm up fixtures, 30 plus group games, both semi finals and ’THAT Final’.


Whilst the imperative is to remain impartial and capture the event, or as far as possible the moment, the crescendo of tension as the final day’s events unravelled at Lords was unbelievable. I eventually calmed down several months after, but as an experience it will remain one I’ll never forget.


As with all good tournaments, statistics form an invaluable component of the event, so here area few of our own. 10 venues visited, 35 fixtures covered, 5961 miles travelled, 2475 coffee points accumulated, 18 Katsu curries consumed – (other types of curry were available).


Ray Lawrence Photography, and TGS Photo are available for commission. All the galleries from the tournament can be viewed at www.tgsphoto.co.uk