Apple Tree Amnesty

This is our apple tree in the middle of the lawn. In summer it blooms to produce tasty large green apples great for crumbles, fruit salads and serves as a discussion point when the conversation runs dry at a BBQ. However in summer it causes me great distress. It is right in the middle of my cricket wicket and is a nuisance to the bowler from the shed end. For that reason.... it has to go. Out, out, out