{"id":301,"date":"2016-02-08T20:15:27","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T20:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.barrymannphotography.com\/?p=301"},"modified":"2016-02-08T20:22:03","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T20:22:03","slug":"who-says-cricket-is-boring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/?p=301","title":{"rendered":"Who says cricket is boring&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Manguang Oval in the capital of the Free State, Bloemfontein, hosted the first of the South Africa v England One Day International Cricket matches.\u00a0 It was a day\/night match which produced a high scoring spectacular which was unfortunately ended early by a huge thunderstorm.\u00a0 Most importantly England won, scoring 399-9, their second highest score ever before the rain ended the South African innings when they had scored 250-5 after 33 overs!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_305\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-305\" src=\"http:\/\/www.barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/EngvSA-Bloem-Pano-5.jpg\" alt=\"England won the toss in the first ODI in Bloemfontein between South Africa &amp; England.  England scored 399-9 from their 50 overs.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/EngvSA-Bloem-Pano-5.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/EngvSA-Bloem-Pano-5-795x264.jpg 795w, https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/EngvSA-Bloem-Pano-5-760x252.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sun soaked Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein hosted the first ODI between South Africa &amp; England.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_304\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-304\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-304\" src=\"http:\/\/www.barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/EngvSA-Bloem-Pano-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dusk falls on the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein as hosts South Africa chase England's huge score of 399-9 from their 50 overs in the first One Day International (ODII).\" width=\"1200\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/EngvSA-Bloem-Pano-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/EngvSA-Bloem-Pano-1-795x264.jpg 795w, https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/EngvSA-Bloem-Pano-1-760x252.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dusk falls on the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein as hosts South Africa chase England&#8217;s huge score of 399-9 from their 50 overs in the first One Day International (ODI).<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-301 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/?attachment_id=306'><img width=\"240\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4604-240x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4604-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4604.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/?attachment_id=308'><img width=\"240\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4635-240x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4635-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4635.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-308'>\n\t\t\t\tCrowd enjoying the afternoon sun\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/?attachment_id=307'><img width=\"240\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4631-240x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4631-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4631.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/?attachment_id=309'><img width=\"240\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4641-240x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4641-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4641.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-309'>\n\t\t\t\tJoe Root &#8211; reverse sweep\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/?attachment_id=311'><img width=\"240\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4657-240x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4657-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4657.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-311'>\n\t\t\t\tJos Buttler on his way to his century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/?attachment_id=310'><img width=\"240\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4650-240x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4650-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4650.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl 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decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4780-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4780.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-315'>\n\t\t\t\tEngland 399-9\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/?attachment_id=316'><img width=\"240\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4820-240x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4820-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4820.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-316'>\n\t\t\t\tA passing thunderstorm\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/?attachment_id=317'><img width=\"240\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4871-240x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-317\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-317'>\n\t\t\t\tFloodlights on for the SA Innings as dusk falls\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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src=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4970-240x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4970-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4970.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-320'>\n\t\t\t\tas does the rain with SA on 250-5 from 33 overs\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/?attachment_id=321'><img width=\"240\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4976-240x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-321\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-321'>\n\t\t\t\tHeavy rain forced an early end to the match\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/?attachment_id=322'><img width=\"240\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4984-240x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4984-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C4984.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-322'>\n\t\t\t\tThe covers come on&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/?attachment_id=325'><img width=\"240\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C5000-240x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C5000-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C5000.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-325'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;the rain continues to fall &#038;&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/?attachment_id=326'><img width=\"240\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C5010-240x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C5010-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/barrymannphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160203-_36C5010.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-326'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;some people decided to have fun!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All images are \u00a9 Copyright Barry Mann Photography 2016 and may only be reproduced with permission from Barry 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