Apr 1 2009

MacAlister Park

Down at my local sports field, MacAlister Park, the curved boundary lines have been repainted into straight sidelines as the seasons have turned.

However, on a bright sunny day at the height of summer, when the outfields were burnt brown, I took a walk around MacAlister Park and took some photos.

(Click on the photos to see a decent sized version.)

The cricket grounds are crammed into MacAlister Park, in such a way that the pitch of one ground is the boundary of another. Fielding at deep cover in one game would make you backwards silly mid-off at another.

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To work out who is fielding in which game, you have to pay attention to which way they are facing:

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However, you are always alone when you have just gotten out:

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Finding a good spot on the boundary you can follow three games at once:

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