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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 12h

A wonderful period piece photograph showing children playing street cricket in Alpha Grove, Millwall in London's docklands in 1939. The ship in the background,which is further away than it appears, is in the then vibrant West India Docks.

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

David Hookes drives on his way to 85, 5th Ashes Test, The Oval, August 27th 1977. Hookes seemed to have the world at his feet after a sparkling debut in the Centenary Test earlier that year but he joined World Series Cricket and thereafter struggled to establish himself

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The County Ground at Worcester taken by Patrick Eagar in 1968. Most pictures of the ground are taken with the cathedral as a backdrop so it's far less usual to see it from the other side (C)

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Four great Australian captains - Ian Chappell, Bill Lawry, Bob SImpson and Richie Benaud - pose during a photoshoot for a promotional film they were making in early 1976

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The old Tavern at Lord's pictured in 1965, two years before it was demolished

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Twenty-year-old Tony Greig bowling for Sussex v Gloucestershire, July 15th 1967, in his first full season with the county. He scored 1299 runs at 24.50 and took 67 wickets at 26.52 and ended the year being named Best Young Cricketer of the Year by the Cricket Writers' Club

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Jack Russell relaxes with a cup of tea during England's 1990-91 tour of Australia (Ben Radford)

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Steve and Mike Gatting pictured in 1977. Steve played 58 games for Arsenal before a long career at Brighton. He also played cricket for Middlesex 2nd XI.

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Floodlit cricket at Taunton when Somerset met a West Indies XI, September 15th 1982. The game was in aid of Viv Richards' benefit and 7000 turned out to see West Indies win the 35-over game by 17 runs. The floodlights had been borrowed from the Rolling Stones

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Kent's Frank Woolley in a press photograph from April 1914. In a career that spanned three decades he took 2066 wickets at 19.87 and scored 58,959 runs at 40.77, the latter an aggregate second only to Jack Hobbs. He is the only non wicketkeeper to take more than 1000 catches (C)

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Another of my favourite photos, Ken Kelly's autumnal shot of Mike Brearley in his last match before retiring walking off after leading Middlesex to a ten-wicket win and with it the County Championship at Worcester, September 11th 1982. That was not quite that. He made one final appearance in 1983

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

hn Lennon dressed in character as Musketeer Gripweed on location in Almeria (Spain) during 'How I Won the War', October 5th 1966

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Long Room at The Oval around 1900, three years after it opened

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The picturesque Darley Dale hosted one Derbyshire game - their final round in the John Player League on September 7th 1975 - but what a game. The BBC covered it as Hampshire needed to win to secure the title, which they duly did aided by fifties from Gordon Greenidge and Barry Richards

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

An unlikely photoshoot ... Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot (Curiosity Killed The Cat), Paul Young, Donny Osmond and Alvin Stardust pose for photographers ahead of a charity match at Edgbaston, September 10th 1987. Also taking part were Phil Collins, Tom Robinson, Mark Nicholas and Bob Taylor.

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Sid Barnes, known as a joker, tries to hand a stray dog to umpire Alex Skelding during the Australians match v Surrey at The Oval, May 10th 1948. Skelding was having none of it and was even less impressed at Barnes' suggestion that if he took it all he would need was a white stick

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Geoff Arnold bowling for Surrey in 1973. One of my favourite players when I first fell in love with the game, in 34 Tests he took 115 wickets at 28.29 (Patrick Eagar) (C)

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A lady arrives for the Eton-Harrow game at Lord's sporting Harrow colours, July 12th 1935. Almost every newspaper, national as well as the leading regionals, devoted both sport and separate fashion columns to the game including the left-leaning Daily Mirror

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie addresses supporters after Hampshire's 140-run defeat of Derbyshire at Bournemouth had secured the county their first County Championship, September 1st 1961. "I'm frightened I shall wake up in the morning and find we have not won it after all."

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The start of something special - Ian Botham hits out in the 3rd ODI v West Indies, Edgbaston, August 31st 1976. Botham, 20, was called into the England side for the three-match series, making his debut in the first game of the series. He didn't set the world alight but he soon would (Patrick Eagar)

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The danger to batsmen before helmets came in cannot be understated, nor can the courage needed to face fast bowling ... Dennis Amiss just avoids a bouncer during the 3rd Prudential ODI between England and West Indies, Birmingham, August 31st 1976 (Patrick Eagar)

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Three legends of Kent and England - Colin Cowdrey, Frank Woolley and Les Ames - at Canterbury for the re-naming of the old Concrete Stand after Woolley and the Iron Stand after Ames, August 1973. All three scored more than a hundred hundreds - Woolley took 2000+ wickets and more than 1000 catches

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

A stunning picture of cricket on Hambledon's Broadhalfpenny Down during the 2022 heatwave (Marc Aspland)

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

A press picture of beach cricket from 1936. Two of the ladies seem to be enjoyed the posed photograph ... first slip seems to be mightily unimpressed however

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The impact of the heatwave ... Cranleigh in Surrey ... the ground as it was in August 2024 and how it looks this week

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

A large crowd watches a charity cricket match on the green at Bearsted near Maidstone in Kent in August 1946

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Bob Willis in the nets after his recall on the eve of the 3rd Test v Pakistan, August 21st 1974. He lost his place in June because of injury and this was seen as a test to see if he was ready for the Ashes tour. Although he had match figures of 2 for 129, he made the trip

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

A great day yesterday photographing the Cricketer Cup final which went to a Super Over ... here's a picture I took of the parched ground at Arundel castle after the close of play

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Forgive the personal indulgence but this was my first photo taken at Lord's, on the first day I attended a Test, v Pakistan, August 9th 1974 - David Lloyd as he returned from the pre-play nets ...he looks shattered! He was 18* overnight and added 5 more

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Four years after retiring and leaving Middlesex for a brief spell as Surrey coach, Fred Titmus arrives at Lord's ahead of a recall for Middlesex's game v Hampshire, July 9th 1980. A washed out first day caused a rethink and he did not play.

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Australia, 2nd Test, Durban, February 5th 1970. Richards scored 140 in 181 minutes from 164 deliveries. He scored another hundred in the 4th Test in what was to be his final Test innings. He finished the series - and his career - with 508 runs at 72.57 from his four Tests

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The Rolling Stones playing cricket in a photoshoot for their 1968 Beggars Banquet LP taken at Swarkestone Hall Pavilion in Derbyshire. Michael Joseph's shot was originally intended to be used on the back cover

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Thousands of spectators' bicycles neatly parked outside the 2nd India-England Test, Bangalore, December 1981

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A Bank Holiday crowd of over 20,000 - all but a handful seemingly wearing straw boaters - watched Surrey score 505 for 6 v Nottinghamshire at The Oval, August 4th 1913. No batsman scored a hundred but the top six all made fifties. A year to the day later Britain declared war on Germany

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Fifty years ago today history was made, and to the surprise of many within MCC the world did not end. On August 4th 1976 there was considerable media interest in the game at Lord's where England met Australia in an ODI. It was the first time women had been allowed to play on the ground.

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Twelve-year-old Martin Speight in tears after a duck for Sussex Colts, Cox Oval, Burgess Hill, July 1979. He went on to have a lengthy career with Sussex and Durham

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Doug Padgett loses his middle stump to David Gibson, Surrey v Yorkshire, The Oval, July 16th 1963

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Five-year-old Stuart Broad walks across the Trent Bridge outfield with his father, England and Nottinghamshire opener Chris Broad before a county game in the summer of 1991

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Forty-five years ago today ... a fortnight after Ian Botham's heroics at Leeds, Australia were on course to take a 2-1 series lead as they reached 87 for 3 chasing 151 in the 4th Test at Edgbaston, August 2nd 1981. John Emburey took two vital wickets and then came Botham Part 2.

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Philip Brown's wonderfully constructed photo of Neil Williams bowling in the game between Warwickshire and Essex at Edgbaston in September 1996. Here he describes the way the shot came about - espn.com/cricket/stor...

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Chin music ... Michael Atherton athletically avoids a Courtney Walsh bouncer in the 1st Test in Jamaica, February 19th 1994. Atherton scored 55 and 28 but England were well beaten by eight wickets (David Ashdown)

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Play continues at Lord's as smoke from a V1 doodlebug blast bellows in the distance behind the Nursery End. It is believed this was taken during the match between an Army XI and the Royal Air Force on July 29th 1944.

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Mike Atherton (98*) and Alex Stewart (45*) touch gloves as they take the winning runs, England v SA, 4th Test, Trent Bridge, July 27th 1998. England chased down 247 for the loss of two wickets but not without controversy ...this was just out and out absorbing cricket.

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

A minute's silence for Garry Sobers ahead of the start of the 1st Wi-Pakistan Test in Trinidad on Saturday. The absence of almost any spectators highlights the seeming complete collapse of interest in Test cricket in the Caribbean

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

An animated Geoff Boycott on the tennis court during the 1980-81 England tour of the Caribbean

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Hugh Trumble, Archie Maclaren, James Kelly and KS Ranjitsinhji leave the field at the end of the second day of the 4th Test, Old Trafford, July 25th 1902. Australia 85 for 8 overnight in their second innings, added only 2 but then bowled England out for 120 to win by 3 runs

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

A lovely colour shot of West Indies on their way to a 221-run win over England, 4th Test, Leeds, July 25th 1963. It shows the Kirkstall Lane end as it was before the introduction of the the famous coconut shy stand

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

In World Series Cricket the gloves were off and any batsman was fair game, even Dennis Lillee, here ducking a bouncer from Joel Garner, WSC Australia v WSC World XI, VFL Park, Melbourne, February 12th 1978

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Bill Ponsford and Don Bradman resume after lunch on the second day of the 4th Ashes Test at Leeds, July 21st 1934. The pair, who came together with Australia on 39 for 3 overnight, put on 388 for the fourth wicket in five-and-a-half hours. Ponsford made 181 and Bradman 304

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Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

A brilliant photo by Adrian Murrell of a brilliant catch ... Jonty Rhodes catches Robert Croft during an Emirates Trophy match at Edgbaston, August 18th 1998

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