Image above: former Australian cricketer Belinda Clark seen with her commemorative statue by Cathy Weiszmann.
We are pleased to share that a dynamic bronze statue by Cathy Weiszmann depicting former Australian cricketer Belinda Clark was unveiled at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 5 January 2023.
Belinda Clark (right) with Dominic Perrottet, Premier of New South Wales, and Dame Quentin Bryce, former Governor-General of Australia, reveal Weiszmann’s sculpture on day two of the Second Test match in the series between Australia and South Africa at Sydney Cricket Ground on 5 January 2023. Photo by Brett Hemmings, image courtesy of Cricket Australia.
“The sculpture encapsulates being able to have a go – to be courageous, to take on those challenges and break convention,” says Clark. “It was about a year ago that I started working with Cathy [on this sculpture] and it’s been quite a journey seeing it coming to life.”
“Cathy looked through a whole range of images and found a couple that she thought might work and we landed on this one. She created some figurines, almost like toy soldiers… then we selected one. She’s very clever and I’m indebted to her.”
Belinda Clark with Weiszmann’s sculpture. Image courtesy of Cricket Australia.
Belinda Clark is the first female cricketer to have a statue cast in her honour. Clark played 15 tests and over 100 limited overs matches between 1991-2005, and became the first cricketer to score a double-hundred in one-day internationals when she made 229 runs off 155 balls against Denmark in 1997.
Weiszmann’s sculpture joins others depicting the likes of Richie Benaud, Steve Waugh, Stan McCabe and Fred Spofforth outside the historic Sydney Cricket Ground’s Walk of Honour.
Visit the Australian Galleries online stockroom to see a selection of works by Cathy Weiszmann here.
Image courtesy of @gabrielleupton on Twitter.