Cricket Statues around the World

[slugger]

yes i agree .. i like you choices of hadlee better.. when i think of hadlee as a still frame.. thats the one that comes to mind..

 

[Dissector]

This one would make a great statue of Gavaskar.

Or perhaps these two:

 

[SJS]

Of those three I only like the square cut but for me Gavaskar's signature shot is his off drive. I would have selected ...

 

[SJS]

I believe their is a bowler's statue at the Lord's now. Does anyone know who is the model ?

 

[SJS]

and is there a corresponding batsman's statue too Lord's and if so, is this it ?

 

[SJS]

Oh I found another picture of the Lillee statue showing it to great effect against the sky.

 

[SJS]

Another Gavaskar shot I may want to use for his statue is his signature straight drive. Here it is.

 

[SJS]

Before we proceed further on the pictures for statues, let me share with you some wonderful and very rare plates I came across.

Here they come one by one.

George Beldham
Surrey Batsman
1900-1907

 

[SJS]

Schofield Haigh
Yorkshire and England
fast medium bowler
1895-1913

 

[SJS]

David Denton
Yorkshire (36440 runs) and England (11 Tests)
1894-1920

 

[Matt79]

Thought I could make a joke here about Boycott not playing anymore so there being one less statue around the place, but everyone's taking this very seriously so far!

A better statue of Warne would be nice. One of these would be ok:

but the pose for his portrait is closer to capturing his presence on the field IMO:

 

[SJS]

Reggie Foster
Worcestershire and England Batsman
1897 - 1912

Scored 287 runs on debut in Tests, Then the highest score in a Test bay any batsman and remains till today, after 103 years, the highest score on debut.

 

[SJS]

Thought I could make a joke here about Boycott not playing anymore so there being one less statue around the place, but everyone's taking this very seriously so far!

A better statue of Warne would be nice. One of these would be ok:

but the pose for his portrait is closer to capturing his presence on the field IMO:

The first one is the best of the lot I think.

 

[Matt79]

I was looking for a photo of Warne, lips pursed, finger crooked on chin, studying the batsman while spinning the ball to himself - that's the abiding image I remember of Warney in tests...

 

[pasag]

Nice thread SJS. The statues outside the MCG are great. Here's one of DKL I took right after it was unveiled.

 

[Jono]

FFS Pasag go to bed. Its exam period.

 

[pasag]

FFS Pasag go to bed. Its exam period.

I would if I could

Still have a week to go till my first and being a uni nerd throughout the semester for the first time ever by going to all the lectures, tutes and doing all the extra readings means I'm pretty set and can laugh at all you law students pulling your hair out

Check th AFL thread btw

 

[Burgey]

There used to be a weathervane at the MCG of Keith Miller playing a square cut. It was fabulous - I tried to find a picture of it but couldn't find it on the net.

 

[SJS]

Nice thread SJS. The statues outside the MCG are great. Here's one of DKL I took right after it was unveiled.

Thats a nice one.

But you know something, everything else is wrong about the Lillee statue pictures except the magnificient statue itself. And you know why? Its the setting.

All you see is the concrete and metal and glass, He looks like a character out of a science fiction movie.

Just imagine him in settings similar to the Bradman statue at Adelaide. It would look awesome and so much more appropriate.

 

[andruid]

Nuff said