Callum Grant Loves Cricket - Howzat...???

Hello, my name is Callum Grant. I chose the Sports Journalism Elective because I have a passion for sport, especially cricket and golf.

My favourite sports are cricket and golf; I also like rugby and table tennis. My passion is cricket and when I am older I would like to be a professional cricketer for Scotland and Yorkshire CCC (County Cricket Club).

My favourite cricketer is Joe Root. The best memory I have of him is when he scored 200 not out v Sri Lanka. He came on at a tricky time the score was 74-3 after 18.3 overs. He put on 47 with Ian bell to get the score to 120-4. He then batted with Moeen Ali and together they put on 209-5. He batted for 500 minutes and faced 298 balls hitting 13 fours. For the next day and a half Joe Root took apart the Sri Lankan bowling attack and finished 200 not out.

Joe Root, 'can you limbo under this..??'

Another great innings from Joe Root was the 134 he scored against Australia. England at that stage were 43-3, Joe Root walked out to the wicket with the full weight of England expectations on his shoulders. He was dropped on 0 by Brad Haddin (the Australian wicketkeeper). He joined Gary Ballance and put on 153 to take England to 196-4. Ben Stokes then came to the wicket and scored a valuable 52. The pair put on 84 and took the score to 280-6. Root was finally bowled out for an impressive 134 runs off of 166 balls. He batted for 247 minutes and won England the test match.

My next favourite cricketer is Ricky Ponting. My favourite memory of Ricky Ponting is from the 2005 Ashes series, he faced 274 balls and after 411 minutes of bowling attacks he scored 156 runs. His wicket was lost with 4 overs to go in the match, his innings saved a game England thought they had won comfortably and earned Australia the win.

The great Ricky Ponting who bowed out of Test Cricket against England this Summer

When it comes to golf my favourite player is definitely Rory McIlory. I like Rory’s style especially how he attacks the pins and greens and is always looking for a low score. 

 

My favourite rugby player is stand off/full back Stuart Hogg. I love seeing Stuart Hogg running and beating defenders, making them look silly.

The sight of Stuart Hogg scares oppositions, no one likes looking silly do they?

 

One of my most vivid sporting memories is a game I played for the Stenhousemuir Under 11’s Cricket Club. I scored 39 runs with my partner and I took 1 wicket. I was captain for that season and as captain I only lost 1 game which was in the semi-final (we lost to Polock Cricket Club)

 

Another memorable sporting moment for me was when Andy Murray won Wimbledon in 2013. I was camping at the time and my cousin and I were sat in the car listening to Andy Murray winning Wimbledon on the radio. On that day Andy’s back and forehand cross-court was pristine and the fore-hand down the line was great.

 

I can’t wait to start writing about all my favourite sports and reporting on all the interesting sporting events LHS are involved in.

by Callum Grant