Wednesday 17 October 2018 | Aso Sud 8, Samvat 2074

Wed 17 Oct 2018

Image Gallery: Swamibapa Cricket Club London 24-Hour Cricket Marathon

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Divine darshan of Lord Shree Swamianrayan with the t-shirt, trophy, cricket ball and medals
Divine darshan of Jeevanpran Shree Abji Bapashree
Divine darshan of Jeevanpran Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa
Disciples dressed in their 24-hour cricket marathon t-shirts perform prarthna to Lord Shree Swaminarayan before the start of the 24-hour event
Disciples dressed in their 24-hour cricket marathon t-shirts perform prarthna to Lord Shree Swaminarayan before the start of the 24-hour event
Divine darshan of Lord Shree Swaminarayanbapa Swamibapa
All gathered watch a short video about how the funds raised will be donated tothe Save the Children charity and what a huge difference the money will make to children
Mayor of Brent Cllr Bhagwanji Chohan addresses all
Mayor of Brent Cllr Bhagwanji Chohan addresses all
Brent Council�s leader Cllr Mohammed Butt addresses all
Brent Council�s leader Cllr Mohammed Butt addresses all
The honoured guest addresses alll
The Mayor of Brent with honoured guests and disciples holding the signed cricket bat presented by Angus Fraser, former England fast bowler, Middlesex County Cricket Club Managing Director and England Cricket Team selector
The Mayor of Brent with honoured guests and disciples holding the signed cricket bat presented by Angus Fraser, former England fast bowler, Middlesex County Cricket Club Managing Director and England Cricket Team selector
All gather before the start of the 24-hour continuous event
Honured guests with one of ths main sponsors of the cricket marathon
Honured guests with one of ths main sponsors of the cricket marathon
The venue of the 24-hour cricket marathon is Shree Purushottam Mahal
The venue of the 24-hour cricket marathon is Shree Purushottam Mahal
The venue of the 24-hour cricket marathon is Shree Purushottam Mahal
Mayor of Brent Cllr Bhagwanji Chohan bats
Honoured guests with the bat
All gather inside Purushottam Mahal ready to begin playing cricket
Honoured guests with young disciples who will be playing cricket at different stages throughout the day
Brent Council�s leader Cllr Mohammed Butt bowls
Mayor of Brent Cllr Bhagwanji Chohan bowls
Honoured guests bat
Honoured guests with the organisers of the event
Mayor of Brent Cllr Bhagwanji Chohan and Brent Council�s leader Cllr Mohammed Butt are both huge supporters of the Mandir�s activities
The first cricket games begin
The first cricket games begin
The first cricket games begin
The first cricket games begin
Oraganisers ensure the registration and scoring processes runs efficiently
Another batsman at the crease prepares to strike
Sportsmanship is maintained throughout the event
All with Angus Fraser, former England fast bowler, Middlesex County Cricket Club Managing Director and England Cricket Team selector
Angus Fraser bats
Cricket umpiring
The games continue throughout the morning into the early hours of the afternoon
The games continue throughout the morning into the early hours of the afternoon
The games continue throughout the morning into the early hours of the afternoon
The games continue throughout the morning into the early hours of the afternoon
The games continue throughout the morning into the early hours of the afternoon
The games continue throughout the morning into the early hours of the afternoon
The games continue throughout the morning into the early hours of the afternoon
The games continue throughout the morning into the early hours of the afternoon
The games continue throughout the morning into the early hours of the afternoon
The games continue throughout the morning into the early hours of the afternoon
Records are maintained of all of the scoring and play
The games continue throughout the morning into the early hours of the afternoon
The games continue throughout the morning into the early hours of the afternoon
The games continue throughout the morning into the early hours of the afternoon
The games continue throughout the morning into the early hours of the afternoon
The games continue throughout the morning into the early hours of the afternoon
A close up of the bat presented to Swamibapa Cricket Club on this special occasion
Young disciples dine before the start of their cricket matches in the afternoon
Late afternoon sees the arrival of the children
Young disciples ready to play cricket
The cricket score keepers are kept busy throughout the 24-hour event
A quick but fairly intensive warmup
Young disciples bowl during their cricket matches
Young disciples bat during their cricket matches
Young disciples bowl during their cricket matches
Young disciples bat during their cricket matches
The adults dine before returning to their games
Young disciples bat during their cricket matches
Young disciples bat during their cricket matches
Young disciples bat during their cricket matches
Young disciples complete their games by early evening and are each presented with a medal
How's that?
Matches continue into late evening and throughout the night
Matches continue into late evening and throughout the night
Matches continue into late evening and throughout the night
The 24-hour marathon completes at 9am and the final team league standings are all announced
The 24-hour marathon completes at 9am and the final team league standings are all announced
The 24-hour marathon completes at 9am and the winning team is presented the trophy
The 24-hour marathon completes at 9am and the winning team is presented the trophy
The fantastic 24-hour cricket marathon completes raising a substantial sum of money for Save the children