Time flies, cricket, tennis, cycling, F1

I am amazed how quickly time passes. It does not seem long since I arrived in Melbourne last November but already tournaments and races have come and gone.

There were six WBBL matches at the nearby Junction Oval

 Team huddle before the match

 Getting that extra purchase

 Fountain in the park

 Rowing on the Yarra. I am looking forward to Henley Regatta on the 20th

 Purple trains

 Dockland

WBBL semifinals

 Football stadium

 Tennis venue

 WBBL and BBL finals at the G

 Nice day for cricket

 Crowd builds up for men's match

 Sydney Thunder won both WBBL and BBL final

 Mascots racing

 Flypast on Australia Day

 You could visit Government House

 Vintage cars on display in Kings Domain

 A week earlier this F1 structure was a green field

 We do get a rainy morning on occasions

 Aus v India T20 at the G

 Boundary ball coming

 Another four

 Cheatle has her own style

 Ferling does not jump so much now

 India won the match and the series

 I went on a guided tour

 Our guide shows us Hosiers Lane

 Can you see the man's face in this building ?

 Standing in a fountain for a selfie. I would not do that.

 Fed Square buildings

 Phil Liggett introduces the SKY team at #SunTour 16

 'Froomey' (he won the tour)

 Individual time trial on South Bank

 Albert Park

 Lewis will probably ignore this 40 kph sign in 6 weeks time

 I hope the swans know about the Grand Prix

 Wedding in the Botanical Gardens

 A local T20 at Toorak Park

 Plenty Valley batting, Prahran CC fielding

 Good catch

 Run out

 despite the dive

 Sunny Sunday afternoon at Toorak Park

I noticed that the skills of some of the 1st grade players was a notch down from the WBBL and International players. This was mainly in the fielding. Prahran CC won this low scoring match.

There is plenty coming up including the Melbourne Grand Prix at Albert Park.
I will be there.

Peewit

Into 2016

The run through Christmas and into the New Year has been busy.
I could use words but my pictures tell the story. Here are a few of the photos that I took.

 Melbourne tram

 Enviromental demo blocks main road

 The shot tower

 World sailing championship

 Beach or boat, you choose.

 St Kilda venue.

 Marina and the CBD.

 Breakwater.

 Close at the final buoy.

 Start

 Ocean Road Trip

 Boardwalk

 Proposal in the Park (hope she said yes)

 Hydrangeas

 Track cycling at the Hisense Arena

 At MCG, Starman, Starlet and Steven Seagull

 Sydney Thunder beat Melbourne Stars by 1 run.

 On the Yarra.

 Modern sculpture.

 Rent one here.

 Albert Park pits complex. (I will be there in March)

 St Kilda botanical gardens.

 Sheltering under a wooden pier.

 Marina

 Bourke St tram

 New Year's Eve on the roof

 A hot air balloon coasts by

 Landing in Albert Park

 Back at the MCG for a WBBL and BBL local derby.

 Danni Wyatt recovering from direct hit on back of head by the ball.

 Entertainment

 The Renegades beat Stars in tight match

 Stadium view

 Mascots challenging umpire

 Star dancers

 Chris Gayle warming up

 Was soon out with this skyer

 Pietersen takes the catch

 Literally throwing the bat

 Record BBL crowd

 Luke Wright wins it for the Melbourne Stars

 Luke Wright put in a great performance

 Celebrations

 Back next day for quieter WBBL match

 

A smaller and more relaxed crowd

 Chatting to the press before the match

Meg Lanning back on form

 I prefer a choice of seating

 The Stars get their revenge over the Renegades

I will be watching another six WBBL T20 matches at the nearby Junction oval next Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Peewit