Kells Under-14s won four trophies in an outstanding 2023 season (Ben Challis) Photographer Ben Challis is well known in the sporting community as he is out and about most weekends taking pictures from the touchlines.
He supplies Cumbria Crack with his work and we asked him to choose his top 20 photos of 2023.
It took a bit of negotiation as he has taken thousands (and it is many thousands) of photos over the past 12 months and whittling them down was a difficult task!
Here’s what he has chosen as his top 20; as 2023 comes to a close and we look forward to the new year, we hope you enjoy his selection!
Workington celebrate winning promotion in front of 2,500 at Borough Park (Ben Challis)
Logan Holgate's brother Fletcher, uncle Paul, and cousins Aston and Alvie bring out the match ball for the LH7 fundraiser at Workington Town (Ben Challis)
St Helens star Tee Ritson is surrounded by young Cumbria supporters after the win over Wales in October (Ben Challis)
Keswick Falcons celebrate their win over Workington Finches in March (Ben Challis)
The very muddy Jackie Davidson Memorial Cup between Hensingham and Egremont Rangers in February(Ben Challis)
Lucas Castle and Josh Rourke celebrate Ryan King's try for Whitehaven in the win over Widnes Vikings in June (Ben Challis)
Zac Mawdsley took two Keswick wickets for Haverigg in a thrilling Cumbria Cricket League season (Ben Challis)
Hundreds of walkers for Logan & Gary's Lions Heart Fund arrive at Egremont Rangers on May 7th (Ben Challis)
Young Reds supporters joined the team to celebrate the win and promotion at the final whistle (Ben Challis)
A perfect afternoon for cricket at Keswick Cricket Club in May (by Ben Challis)
Reds player Obua Mugalula joins the supporters to celebrate the Play Off Final win in April (Ben Challis)
Three Cheshire wicket's for Cumbria's Ed Moulton in the NCCA Trophy Quarter Final win over Cheshire (Ben Challis)
Workington Reds celebrate winning promotion to the Northern Premier League in April (Ben Challis)
Cockermouth battled their way to a one point win over Hartlepool in the Papa John's Cup in April (Ben Challis)
A wicket in Keswick CC's 2nd XI win over St Michaels CC in May (Ben Challis)
Workington Reds goalkeeper Jim Atkinson is carried aloft as the Reds celebrate their promotion to the Northern Premier League (Ben Challis)
Josh Foster smashes out a boundary for Whitehaven CC against Keswick CC (Ben Challis)
Kells Under-14s won four trophies in an outstanding 2023 season (Ben Challis)
Anthony Murray celebrates Workington's win against his former club North Wales (Ben Challis)
The Pride of Cumbria. The six Cumbrian England Community Lions U19s who beat Brazil RL in November (Ben Challis)
