SYDNEY – Sports-mad Australia has 73 statues and sculptures of cricketers dotted around the country, and they all depict men.
But that will change with Cricket Australia Monday commissioning the first of a female player to address the glaring gender imbalance.
Who will be immortalised in bronze has not been revealed, but it will go on prominent display at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
The governing body also announced a working group to further champion female recognition, including naming sporting ground stands after women, to coincide with International Women’s Day.
“Just as this year’s International Women’s Day theme promotes ‘choose to…
