Jack Berry Hobbs was one of the greatest batsmen the game has seen. He continued playing First-Class cricket almost till the age of 52 and piled up several batting records.
As Ricky Ponting got the honour at Hobart with his statue, we present 22 cricketers from the history of the game, who are immortalised in statue at a cricket ground.
Victor Thomas Trumper was a cricketer from Australia, who is considered to be one of the most stylish and skilful batsmen to grace the game.
A dream team of cricketers who have also played rugby at a decent level. Some have even represented their countries while the others have played it at club-level.
The memories of cricketers are as fallible and prone to errors as the romantic imagination of cricket writers and fans.
“It’s not Sachin’s bat. It’s God’s
New South Wales ended the first day at 462 for six and finished their mammoth innings at 640.
Trumper's drives through the off and the on were sweet and imperious at the same time.
Arthur Mailey comment after dismissing Victor Trumper.
Trumper Junior made his First-Class debut against Queensland at Brisbane.