ECB TV

Yesterday I discovered the way to watch England cricket in Europe without a Sky box: ECB TV. I paid 8 euros to watch yesterday's test match action live from Lords. There were a few times when I had to reload the page, but otherwise it was a pretty smooth experience.

Cricket Grounds on Google Maps

I've been having some fun tracking down cricket grounds on Google maps. The list is far from complete (please feel free to add a link for your favorite ground in the comments), and the quality of the satellite photos varies from excellent to, uh, abstract.

In Australia:

The SCG in Sydney

The MCG in Melbourne

The Adelaide Oval

The WACA in Perth

The Gabba in Brisbane



In England:

Lords, in St. John's Wood in London

The Oval - near London

Sophia Gardens (Cardiff)

Old Trafford, in Manchester

Google has a lousy picture of Trent Bridge, in Nottingham

And only half a picture of
the Rose Bowl, in Southampton


In India:

I was pleasantly surprised that Google had a nice picture of Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai Check out all the cricket pitches in the neighborhood.

Unfortunately, their picture of the world's largest cricket ground,
Eden Gardens, in Kolkata was disappointing.


In South Africa:

The lovely Newlands ground, in Cape Town


In France:

Since I live near Paris, I had to include this amazing satellite photo of this cricket pitch in the city of Paris, in Bois de Vincennes.
Today I went there and saw this, among other things.

Correction: I had said Bois de Vincennes was the only cricket pitch in Paris, but there is a second one, Bagatelle in Bois de Boulogne.