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81 Forward Defence Cricket Stock Photos and High-res Pictures

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Pakistan's Hanif Mohammad plays a forward defensive, watched by England wicketkeeper John Murray

Cricket - First Test - England v Pakistan - Lord's - Second Day

Ted Dexter, John Edrich, Tom Graveney, wicket-keeper Alan Knott, Colin Cowdrey, Colin Milburn and Basil D'Oliveira of England surround Ashley Mallett...

1968 England vs Australia 5th Test Match

Member of the Afghan National Army plays a game of cricket at Forward Operating Base Kalagush February 25, 2009 in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan. As...

US Army Patrols In Afghanistan's Restive Nuristan Province

Everton footballer Jim Pearson practicing his forward defensive shot with a cricket bat, as Liverpool footballers Ray Clemence and Kevin Keegan...

Merseyside Footballers Opening Steve Heighway's Sports Shop

Coach Mrs Fanshaw, wicket keeper for the Kent Women's County Team, teaching young players how to do a forward defence stroke at Eltham in south-east...

Teaching Cricket

Australian wicketkeeper Rodney Marsh and team captain Ian Chappell look on from behind the stumps as England batsman David Steele plays a forward...

1975 England v Australia 4th Test Match

Cricketer Gwladys Joan Davis from Wales, team captain and left-arm medium-fast bowler for the Northampton Ladies Cricket Club team instructs players...

Portrait of Gwladys Joan Davis - Northampton Ladies Cricket Club

Australian player Michael Hussey practices his forward defensive shot while coach Tim Nielsen looks on as Australia trains indoors at Edgbaston in...

Australian player Michael Hussey practic

Australian batsman Michael Clarke practices his forward defence after been dismissed by England on the second day of the second Test match at Lords,...

Australian batsman Michael Clarke practi

Monty Panesar of England plays a forward defensive watched by Ricky Ponting and Simon Katich of Australia during day five of the npower 1st Ashes...

England v Australia - npower 1st Ashes Test: Day Five

England's Mark Butcher plays a forward defensive shot to Australia's Jason Gillespie during the third day of the second nPower Test Match at Lords,...

England v Australia

Warwickshire batsman Michael Powell plays a forward defensive shot during his careful innings of 69, watched by Worcestershire wicketkeeper Steven...

Worcestershire v Warwickshire

England captain Michael Vaughan plays a forward defensive stroke alongside team-mate Marcus Trescothick during a net session at Old Trafford,...

England Net Session

Surrey batsman Mark Ramprakash plays forward defence against Sussex bowler James Kirtley, during the Division One Frizzell County Championship match...

Surrey v Sussex

Circa February 1988, Ist Test Match at Christchurch, New Zealand v England, Match Drawn Martyn Moxon, England batsman, who played for England in 10...

BT Sport, Cricket, pic: circa February 1988, Ist Test Match at Christchurch, New Zealand v England, Match Drawn Martyn Moxon, England (and Yorkshire) batsman, who played for England in 10 Test matches between 1986-1989

Cricket, 20th June 1982, John Player League, Somerset v Surrey, A picture of the legendary West Indian and Somerset batsman Viv Richards playing a...

Cricket. 20th June 1982. John Player League. Somerset v Surrey. A picture of the legendary West Indian and Somerset batsman Viv Richards playing a forward defensive shot.

Sport, Cricket, Third Test Match, Bombay, February 1993, India beat England by an innings and 15 runs, England's Michael Atherton plays a forward...

Sport. Cricket. Third Test Match. Bombay. February 1993. India beat England by an innings and 15 runs. England's Michael Atherton plays a forward defensive shot as a close fielder attempts to catch.

Cricket, Circa 1950's, A picture of DB Close, the Yorkshire, Somerset and England left-arm bat, versatile right-arm, medium-pace or off-spin bowler...

Cricket. Circa 1950's. A picture of DB (Dennis Brian) Close, the Yorkshire, Somerset and England left-arm bat, versatile right-arm, medium-pace or off-spin bowler and excellent close in fielder, as well as being a great Captain, playing a forward defensiv

Old Trafford, Manchester, Mike Gatting, England batsman, Mike Gatting had a long Test career playing for England from 1977-1995 and as captain...

Sport. Cricket. pic: 1993. Old Trafford, Manchester. Mike Gatting, England batsman. Mike Gatting had a long Test career playing for England from 1977-1995 and as captain famously retaining the Ashes in Australia 1986-1987.

Circa 1897, WG Grace demonstrating the forward defensive stroke, Dr William Gilbert Grace, , 1848-1915, perhaps the most famous cricketer of all...

Sport. Cricket. pic: circa 1897. W.G.Grace demonstrating the forward defensive stroke. Dr.William Gilbert Grace, (W.G.Grace), 1848-1915, perhaps the most famous cricketer of all time. He played for Gloucestershire, 1870-1899 and for England in 22 matches,

June 1986, Britannic Assurance County Championship, Jack Richards, Surrey, Jack Richards,the England wicket-keeper, who played in 8 Test matches for...

Sport. Cricket. pic: June 1986. Britannic Assurance County Championship. Jack Richards, Surrey. Jack Richards,the England wicket-keeper, who played in 8 Test matches for Englandf between 1986-1988.

Circa 1990, Paul Johnson, Nottinghamshire, who was with the county approximately 20 years, 1982-2002

Sport. Cricket. pic: circa 1990. Paul Johnson, Nottinghamshire, who was with the county approximately 20 years, 1982-2002.

Chaguanas, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: A cricketer practices a forward defensive motion as he prepares to bat in a second division game in Chaguanas in...

A cricketer practices a forward defensiv...

James Dalrymple of England plays a forward defensive during the England tour match between the Cricket Australia Chairman's XI and England at Lilac...

CA Chairman's XI v England

Jason Gillespie of the Redbacks plays a forward defensive as close fielders hover during day three of the Pura Cup match between the New South Wales...

Pura Cup - Blues v Redbacks: Day 3

Sri Lankan policeman stands alert as national team players take part in a net practice session at The Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo, 17...

A Sri Lankan policeman stands alert as n

Sri Lankan commando stands alert as national cricket team players take part in a practice session at The Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo, 17...

A Sri Lankan commando stands alert as na

Sri Lankan commando stands alert as national team cricketers arrive to take part in a practice session at The Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in...

A Sri Lankan commando stands alert as na

Sri Lankan commando stands alert as the national cricket team take part in a practice session at The Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo, 17...

A Sri Lankan commando stands alert as th

England and Surrey cricketer Andrew Ducat coaches a group of boys to play the forward defensive stroke in cricket on 26 April 1932 at the Roehampton...

cricket coaching

Harry Finch of Sussex plays a forward defensive during a Tour Match between Sussex and South Africa A at Arundel Castle on June 14, 2017 in Arundel,...

Sussex v South Africa A - Tour Match

Harry Finch of Sussex plays a forward defensive during a Tour Match between Sussex and South Africa A at Arundel Castle on June 14, 2017 in Arundel,...

Sussex v South Africa A - Tour Match

Gloucestershire captain Michael Klinger plays a forward defensive stroke during the Royal London One-Day Cup between Essex Eagles and Gloucestershire...

Essex v Gloucestershire - Royal London One-Day Cup

May 04: Gloucestershire captain Michael Klinger plays a forward defensive stroke during the Royal London One-Day Cup between Essex Eagles and...

Essex Eaglesv Gloucestershire - Royal London One-Day Cup (G)

Middlesex's Sam Robson plays a forward defensive off Essex's Ravi Bopara during day 1 of the Specsavers County Championship Division One match...

Middlesex v Essex - Specsavers County Championship: Division One

Surrey Lions' Mark Butcher tries to play a forward defensive shot

Cricket - Norwich Union League Division One - Surrey Lions v Warwickshire Bears

England's Michael Atherton plays a forward defensive shot

Cricket - The Ashes - Fifth Test - England v Australia - First Day

England's Alec Stewart plays a forward defensive shot

Cricket - Natwest Series - England v Australia - Bristol

Surrey's Adam Hollioake practises his forward defensive

Cricket - CricInfo County Championship Division One - Surrey v Somerset - Nets

Surrey's Mark Ramprakash gets up on his toes to play a forward defensive

Cricket - Cricinfo County Championship - Division One - Surrey v Kent - Third Day

Somerset's Peter Bowler plays a forward defensive, watched by Yorkshire's Simon Widdup

Cricket - PPP Healthcare County Championship Division One - Yorkshire v Somerset - Third Day

Zimbabwe's Neil Johnson plays a forward defensive shot

Cricket - NatWest Series Triangular Tournament - Zimbabwe v West Indies

Lancashire's Mike Watkinson plays a forward defensive during his innings of 130

Cricket - NatWest Trophy - Third Round - Hertfordshire v Lancashire

Zimbabwe batsman Andy Flower plays a forward defensive

Cricket - ICC World Cup - Group A - India v Zimbabwe

Leicestershire's Paul Nixon plays a forward defensive off the bowling of Lancashire's Chris Schofield

Cricket - PPP Healthcare County Championship - Leicestershire v Lancashire

England's Nasser Hussain plays a forward defensive shot

Cricket - Fifth Cornhill Test - England v South Africa - Headingley - Fourth Day

England's Mark Butcher plays a forward defensive

Cricket - Fourth Cornhill Test - England v South Africa - Trent Bridge - Second Day

Nottinghamshire's Tim Robinson looks on as Durham's Michael Gough plays a forward defensive

Cricket - Britannic Assurance Championship - Nottinghamshire v Durham

England's Graham Thorpe demonstrates the perfect forward defence as he pushes the ball past Jimmy Adams of the West Indies

Cricket - Second Cornhill Test Match - England v West Indies - Lords

Pakistan's Hanif Mohammad plays a forward defensive, watched by England's John Murray , Basil D'Oliveira and Brian Close

Cricket - First Test - England v Pakistan - Lord's - Second Day

Alex Blackwell of Australia plays a forward defensive during the training match between the Australian Women's Team and the Adelaide Redbacks Under...

Australian Women's Cricket Training

West Indian cricketer Runako Morton is watched by Indian wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni as he plays a forward defensive stroke on his way to a...

West Indian cricketer Runako Morton (R)

Australian acting skipper, Adam Gilchrist moves forward to block a ball in the second day of the match between Australia and Mumbai Ranji at...

Australian acting skipper, Adam Gilchris

Andrew Hilditch, Australian opener, practices his forward defensive, 5th Test England v Australia Edgbaston August 1985.

5th Test England v Australia Edgbaston August 1985

Simone Jatobá, Defensive Midfielder for the Brazil women's national football team in motion with the football during the Group E match of the Women's...

XXVII Olympic Summer Games

Simone Jatobá, Defensive Midfielder for the Brazil women's national football team in motion with the football during the Group E match of the Women's...

XXVII Olympic Summer Games

Hanna Ljungberg, Defensive Midfielder for the Sweden and Rosana, Left Back for the Brazil women's national football team jump to head the football up...

XXVII Olympic Summer Games

Simone Jatobá, Defensive Midfielder for the Brazil women's national football team in motion with the football during the Group E match of the Women's...

XXVII Olympic Summer Games

Simone Jatobá, Defensive Midfielder for the Brazil women's national football team in motion with the football during the Group E match of the Women's...

XXVII Olympic Summer Games

Simone Jatobá, Defensive Midfielder for the Brazil women's national football team kicks the football upfield during the Group E match of the Women's...

XXVII Olympic Summer Games

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