George Herringshaw has been viewing cricket at Trent Bridge through the lens of his camera since the early 70′s. He started off as an athlete, but an achilies tendon injury prevented him from pursuing a career on the track. He turned his hand to writing sports columns for the local papers, including the Nottingham Evening Post.

When he submitted a photograph with an article, and was paid for it, he realised that sports photography would be a better way to make a living. Since then he has travelled the world covering different sports events.  Last week he was at Wimbledon, next week it is the Open Golf Championship. He still likes coming to Trent Bridge, as it is his ‘local’.

He told Brian Fairchild “I’ve seen a lot of changes here over the years, like ‘Batman’ over there being built”. He points to the match control centre, with it’s two corner spikes.

He explained how the world of sports photography has changed: “Nowdays everything is instant.  Within minutes of me taking a photo it can be published on the web or in print anywhere in the world.”

The next three days at Trent Bridge should provide him with some rich material as the game progresses.