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In the line of fire!

A Derbyshire batsman Tim Groenewald takes evasive action against a short pitched Stuart Meaker delivery at the Kia Oval in a County Championship cricket match Sept 2011.

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Omair Khan 7 months ago

Wow i like this catch ,, Well done

gerard sexton Thanks for your words.

Tony D 8 months ago

Super action shot

gerard sexton Thanks Tony thanks for taking the time to stop & comment.

Giuseppe Grimaldi 8 months ago

excellent capture !

gerard sexton Giuseppe thank you.

Claudio Solera 8 months ago

Excellent! :-)

gerard sexton Thank you Claudio Carla told me much about you when we met on her visit to London.l

Linda Wride 8 months ago

(almost) ouch!

gerard sexton Hi Linda thanks so much good to see you made it here!

Robert Elliot 8 months ago

What great evasive action - that ball must have brushed him. Wonderful capture at that speed.

gerard sexton Thanks Robert.

Henrik Just 8 months ago

Great catch with your heavy gear, Gerard ! ;-))

regards

Henrik

gerard sexton Henrik it is heavy but it keeps me fit carrying to the matches to think when I first started shooting rugby I was hand holding that thing!

Shashi Dodderi 8 months ago

I love cricket, and it is truly excellent stuff

gerard sexton Thanks Shashi really glad you like this.

arman kuzel 8 months ago

greatt capture

gerard sexton Thank you Arman

Richard Spurdens 8 months ago

Good timing and action Gerard

gerard sexton Thank you Richard nice to get one where it all works as so many don't!

Charlie Packard 8 months ago

Excellent shot Gerard!...and Surrey walloped Derbyshire and clinched promotion!!

gerard sexton Thanks Charlie you got it they did & in style this was the end of their innings & Meaker was really giving the batsmen a torrid time of it!

Gerard Jonkman 8 months ago

A great moment captured Gerard.......you have such a beautiful sportphoto's. I like the body position and expression of bth players....kind regards Gerard

gerard sexton Thank you Gerard you are quite right & it makes a difference as it adds to the emotion of the shot.

Suresh Menon 8 months ago

Great capture Gerard! If you covered the India tour to England last month, I am sure you would have got a lot of these moments :) The English bowlers had a 'field' day !!
Supershot!

gerard sexton Suresh only got to see the ODIs at the Oval & Lords & the two tests at the same location sadly not much action came my way! but it was great to see the likes of ST & the Wall Thanks for your support.

Thiruchelvam T 8 months ago

Great moment...

gerard sexton Thank you

Ben Goossens 8 months ago

Great catch:-)

gerard sexton Thanks Ben much appreciated as always.

Heidi Westum 8 months ago

You have shot in the right moment - again :) I have read th etext under and I`m sure it takes a lot of patient to get a shot like this :)

gerard sexton Heidi it does yes a lot not always been my strong point but learning it fast! Thanks.

Avi Ben - Gira 8 months ago

Fantastic !

gerard sexton Thank you.

Marei 8 months ago

Great moment...

gerard sexton Yes Marei for us and just about for him! Thanks

Ricky Siegers 8 months ago

The expression make this picture alive, excellent Gerry !

gerard sexton For sure Ricky being honest its frustrating that as photographers we have to wait for many things to come at once to get this type of shot & then if the lights wrong or someones in the way well you wait again..and again...The great thing is that thats the challenge I am still learning one day I will have cracked it! Thanks.

Codrin Lupei 8 months ago

A very good image, Gerry, really perfectly captured! Wonderful work! Congrats!

gerard sexton Hi Codrin it was great day for me as the team I am shooting most often & one that I have become attached to got promoted to the DIV I. Very talented young players who again won a trophy on saturday. Its easy to sit on the boundary & wait for these shots the hardest part is concentrating for the 6 or so hours each of the 4-5 days that play takes place its a personal challenge that I relish but then the players have to do this too! Thanks & I hope you are well.

Phyllis Clarke 8 months ago

Excellent one Gerry..he looks like he is doing a ballet dance...you have caught him with a intense expression. :) Congratulations. Phyllis..ps. did he go down?

gerard sexton Phyllis hi you are so right I imagine that whiplash is a cause for concern these balls go fast & are so hard. No he remained upright though wasn't around much longer this guy is not a recognised batsman & the bowler is trying to soften him up! AS I have said before cricket may seem dull & boring to those that don't understand it but it is certainly not for the feint hearted thats for sure. Thanks & I hope that you are keeping well.

Phyllis Clarke Bill just came and saw the picture and said...Now they have helmets, wish they had them when I was a kid! :) Wow..now that would be terrible to get hit with that ball. They have just passed new regulations here for football, that helps to stop the players from stomping on the head of another player once they are down. I think you have done a remarkable job here learning a new type of photography...Your shots never make it look boring. Best..to you. Phyl

Antonio Grambone 8 months ago

Perfect timing Gerard... great capture.
Compliments and greetings, Antonio G.

gerard sexton Greetings too Antonio perfect timing yes and a lot of luck too.! Thanks

Ariel Leshinsky 8 months ago

Nice capture

gerard sexton Thank you.

Chris Dixon 8 months ago

Great shot....and yours as well :-)

gerard sexton Cheers Chris.

Aneurin Phillips 8 months ago

Excellent timing and delivery? Nice one.

gerard sexton Thank you

RiccoZ 8 months ago

Wonderfull....

gerard sexton Thanks

Hervé Loire 8 months ago

I don't know anything about cricket, but I like your picture, really an excellent shot !

gerard sexton Herve much appreciated it appears complicated but the principals are simple score as many runs as possible & bowl the others out cheaply...well then it gets complicated the state of the wicket which type of bowlers you use fast or slow & the weather plays a part but like many sports its all in the mind! Thank you.

Kim Ayres 8 months ago

Another amazing shot, Gerard! :)

gerard sexton Cheers Kim nice to see my cricket images appreciated by so many just wish I could sell more!

Willem de Vlaming 8 months ago

JBW?

Jaw before wicket?
Great sport action shot...

gerard sexton William Shane Warne a notable Aussie cricket player used the phrase "chin music" I think because you need to be a good dancer to avoid these high pitched balls that are aimed at the body! Thanks for your words.