batting – Son of the Morning Light

The High Road

May 19, 2023 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2023/05/img_1167l.jpg — Chamath Gomez sails one to the boundary, as Wesley mount a spirited but ultimately futile chase, the Double Blues falling at the double Nelson, 19 runs short of St Benedict’s 241, in the Luke Shield one-day encounter at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo. 25th May 2023.

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Contortions Pay Off

May 15, 2023May 14, 2023 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2023/05/img_1139l.jpg — *Dinath Senila of St Benedict’s (above) sends Wesley batsman Sanithu Amarasinghe (below) back to the pavilion, caught behind.*

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*The Bens celebrate the dismissal on their way to beating Wesley College by 19 runs in the Luke Shield one-day encounter at the Sinhalese Sports Club. Colombo, 25th March 2023.*

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The Yorker

May 2, 2023May 2, 2023 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2023/05/img_1129l.jpg — *Wesley’s Chamath Gomez scrapes one off his toes, as they chase the Bens’ total of 241, in the Luke Shield one-day match, at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo. 25th March 2023.*

^{• 800mm • f/11 • 1/1250 • ISO1600 • Canon R6, with an RF800/11 courtesy Canon/Metropolitan}

Front Foot, Back Foot

April 19, 2023April 26, 2023 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/img_0884.jpg — St Benedict’s skipper, Chamath Chathurya, pulls one to the boundary on his way to 46, as the Bens beat Wesley College by 19 runs at the Sinhalese Sports Club to retain the Luke Shield, on 25th March 2023.

^{• 800mm • f/11 • 1/500 • ISO800 • Canon R6, with an RF800/11 courtesy Canon/Metropolitan}

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Beach Cricket

August 12, 2016 David BlackerLeave a comment

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“…Further up the beach, a gunshot crack is greeted with a roar of approval, and I turn to watch a young boy crash desperately into the waves, his arms reaching vainly to stop the rubber ball that has been smashed for six by the laughing batsman. Beach cricket is a Sri Lankan institution, played from Casuarina Beach on the Jaffna Peninsula to Mirissa in the deep south…”

Shot on assignment for Serendib, the inflight magazine of SriLankan Airlines, for my story on Mt Lavinia Beach, Colombo’s Long Sand Street, which ran in the August 2016 issue.

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