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The 73 known statues and sculptures of cricketers across Australia have one significant thing in common: each and every one celebrates a male player.
The first step towards redressing that imbalance has now been made, with the Sydney Cricket Ground set to house the country’s first sculpture of a female cricketer.
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The player to be immortalised in bronze has yet to be determined and is sure to be the topic of much debate, with legendary allrounder Betty Wilson, former captain Belinda Clark and the Gregory sisters, who played in Australia s first-ever organised women’s cricket match 135 years ago at what was then the Association Ground, among the leading candidates.
Sports-mad Australia has 73 statues and sculptures of cricketers dotted around the country, and they all depict men. That's about to change, as Cricket Aus
Laura McGoldrick s South Coast NSW road trip
8 Mar, 2021 11:00 AM
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Sea Cliff Bridge, Clifton. Photo / Destination NSW.
When it comes to family-friendly holiday destinations, you really can t beat New South Wales.
Flying direct to Sydney, it s only a few hours across the ocean so (hopefully) the kids won t get too wild on the flight.
Escaping the city for the natural beauty of South Coast New South Wales is, in my eyes, the perfect adventure with little ones in tow. Hire a car, pack it full with everything but the kitchen sink, and set out to explore the beaches, lagoons and rainforests from Sydney down as far as the Victorian border. If this sounds like the holiday you ve been waiting a whole year for, then I ll happily take some of the planning off your plate with this epic five-day itinerary packed full of fun for the whole family and plenty of boredom-busting sight-seeing stops en route.