Florida Beamers lose by 4 runs v The Philladelphians CC

 Minor League Cricket Week 5  - Website: www.britpicsphotography.com 

Florida won the toss and elected to bowl first on a hot saturday afternoon that proved to be a bad move.

Philly openers capitalized on some loose bowling early on and raced away to a quick start. Narine was the chief slayer with a swashbuckling 40 runs. Contributions down the entire batting lineup saw Philly end on 150/5 off their 20 overs.

Beamers got off to a tough start as they lost opener Ramesh in the first over and steadily chipped away at the total with contributions from Qureshi 20, Khurshid 37 and Patel 38 but fell agonizingly 4 runs short.

MOTM went to Foo with his batting and bowling.

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My Sports Photography Journey - Part 1

Having always been an avid sportsman living in London,UK , that included playing competitive league football, (soccer to all my American friends), amateur rugby, and cricket my entire adult life, I then took the plunge and headed out across the pond to start a new beginning and life in the Sunshine state of Florida without anymore team sports at the end of 2007.

I thought that would be it for me as an active team player until I was kidnapped, by a family friend, and ventured into a new game known as Softball cricket that kept me fairly fit for 7 years. That was until I woke up one sunday morning and the buzz of the game was no longer there for me. The excitement and adrenalin pump I had previously was sadly gone after all these years competing and it suddenly dawned on me that it was a good time to retire and go graze the nearest pasture.

The entire body pains on a monday morning after a cricket game sped up the retirement process too and it was a feeling I no longer wanted to experience, hence the need for another pastime to take up.

I did not want to be totally out of the sports environment and looked into getting a DSLR and capture locals games I happened to be at watching.

The Canon T6 was my choice bundled in with 2 kit lens. A 18-55mm and a 70-300mm 4.5 and I thought I at least had a good starting point to begin with. Other freebies in the bundle included a flash, a wrist strap, 2 telephoto screw on lenses, a blower, a cloth to keep the glass clean, and a bag to keep it all organized and tidy in.

To this day all those added bundled items served no purpose at all for me and are still not used to this day !!

Feeling like a professional photographer, I then ventured out to a local park near me equipped with my fresh DSLR and saw a soccer game going on. Standing up on the halfway line I started praying and spraying everything that moved, including the referee and both linesmen. I'm sure I would of got the ever present one man and his dog if he were there too.

I was happy and confident I had captured game action and everything of worth.

After the game was finished, I raced home eagerly anticipating all my glorious images to be ready for Sports Illustrated......as it turned out my images resembled more like ready for Sports Decapitated.....I had butchered around 95% of my pictures. Getty
were not going to be calling me anytime soon!!

My images were out of focus, limbs chopped off, headless players and busy backgrounds that were more in focus than the actual subject. I really had a long way to go.

Google then became my best friend for tips.

It was time to get serious, do some research, and start my journey at becoming a better photographer

More to follow

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Florida Beamers week 4

Minor League Cricket Week 4  - Website: www.britpicsphotography.com 

Florida Beamers hosted both Atlanta sides this past weekend winning won game and losing the other at the Maq Stadium.

On Saturday we saw The Florida Beamers beat Atlanta Param Veers in a last ball thriller of a game with captain and MVP Zishawn Quereshi outstanding with both bat and ball. Atlanta ended their innings with  124 all out with Mark Parchment top scoring with 32 runs.

Beamers replied with runs form Quereshi 36 amd Asim Khurshid 29 not out to see his team home off the final ball of the innings.

In the game on sunday against Atlanta Fire, Beamers lost by 55 runs in a one sided game.

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Canon 1DX2 , 300MM 2.8 & 70-200MM 2.8

Inter Miami win 4th straight game at home

Rodolfo Pizarro scored two goals, Leandro Gonzalez Pirez had two assists and Inter Miami beat Toronto FC 3-1 on Saturday night.

Miami (6-9-4) extended its record home winning streak to four, winning by more than one goal at home for the first time in the franchise’s two-year history.

Robbie Robinson also scored for Miami. Nick Marsman lost his shutout on an own goal, a poor header by Kieran Gibbs on a long free kick into the box in the 62nd minute.

When Pizarro scored after a deft touch with a low shot into the left corner in the 15th minute it marked the 17th straight game that Toronto allowed a goal, tying the team record for consecutive games without a clean sheet. Gonzalo Higuain got the assist after Gibbs made a sliding steal that put the ball on Higuain’s foot.

A steal and a long pass by Gonzalez Pirez found Robinson down the left side in the 35th minute. Robinson beat a defender just inside the box and in tight quarters slipped a left footer inside the post.

Gonzalez Pirez set up Pizarro’s second goal, his third of the season after he scored Miami’s winner Wednesday, early in the second half. Gonzalez Pirez sent a long ball about half the pitch and a streaking Pizarro chipped it over Quentin Westberg from about the top of the box.

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Concacaf and FIFA confirm schedule for region’s Final Round of World Cup Qualifying

 Opening matches of the “Octagonal” will be played on September 2, 2021

Miami, FL (Monday, August 9, 2021) – Concacaf and FIFA have confirmed the schedule for the September and October Final Round matches of the Concacaf Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Following the conclusion of the First Round of qualifying, where 30 Concacaf Member Associations competed in six groups of five teams, and the Second Round of qualifying which included the six First Round group winners facing off in three home and away matchups, Canada, El Salvador and Panama qualified to join Costa Rica, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico and USA (top five ranked nations) in the Final Round.

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For the Final Round (sometimes referred to as the "Octagonal”), the eight nations will play each other home and away during the FIFA Match Windows of September, October and November 2021, and January and March 2022, with each team playing 14 matches.

At the end of the Final Round, the top three finishing teams will qualify directly to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The fourth-placed team will advance to a FIFA Intercontinental Playoff, scheduled to be played in June 2022

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Inter Miami CF win in injury time

 

Rodolfo Pizarro scored the winning goal in the third minute of second-half stoppage time to give Inter Miami CF a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Chicago Fire on Wednesday night at Fort Lauderdale.

Indiana Vassilev and Robbie Robinson also scored goals for Inter Miami (5-9-4, 19 points). Gonzalo Higuain had two assists as Inter Miami improved to 3-1-2 over their last six matches.

Luka Stojanovic had one goal and one assist for Chicago, which remains winless (0-6-1) on the road this season.

Francisco Calvo also scored for the Fire, who have been outscored 17-5 on the road this season. Chicago had a four-game overall unbeaten stretch (2-0-2) halted.

 

Higuain was a key figure in Miami's winning goal as he found Victor Ulloa, who then fed Pizarro the ball. Pizzaro sent a hard right-foot shot to the left of Fire goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth into the right corner of the goal.

Miami had a 12-8 edge in shots and placed four on target to Chicago's three.

Shuttleworth and Miami counterpart Nick Marsman had each made one save.

Chicago took a 2-1 lead just three minutes into the second half. Stanislav Ivanov threaded a pass to a wide-open Stojanovic, who sent a straight-on right-footed shot into the upper left corner of the net.

 

Miami tied the game in the 62nd minute as Higuain delivered a crisp pass to Robinson. The No. 1 overall pick in 2020 then sent a right-footed shot into the top right corner of the net.

Higuain had a chance to put Miami ahead in the 87th minute but sent a right-footed blast over the net.

Miami struck first in the 34th minute as Robinson took a right-footed shot that was saved by Shuttleworth. But Vassilev was there for the rebound and booted a right-footer into the net.

The Fire tied the score six minutes later when Stojanovic took a corner kick and sent the ball into the box. Calvo sent a glancing header toward the net that caromed off the hands of Marsman and into the net.

Next game for Inter is on sat when they host Toronto.

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Inter Miami CF Supporter Groups

Inter Miami CF can boast arguably one of the best new franchise fanbases in the MLS with 3 well organized supporter groups that can always be found at the North end of the Drv Pnk Stadium during home games singing and cheering on their team for the full 90 minutes.

The groups are, " Vice City 1896, The Southern Legion, and finally The Siege. All these groups have a big following and also are very active within the local community.

The next time you are at the game, check them out before, during and after the game, you will definitely enjoy a great experience as they sing and create a fantastic atmosphere. 

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