THE CRICKET COLLECTION

As an artist I have never been comfortable with hard projectiles coming toward me. I prefer to sit beside a tree for 3 hours and watch its graceful movements. Cricket would make me flinch in terror. Even cricket players would taunt me, with their fast quips and sledging, leaving me dumbfounded for a response. As a young Australian, this game seemed to hold a dreaded place in what I feared I would have to face in the future, like heading off to a battle somewhere. Fortunately I escaped both cricket and war, yet through my pencil, ink and sketch pad, I have a developed a distanced affection for this vicious but ever so elegant game of excellence.

Steve Smith scores Century, Sydney Cricket Ground, Jan 8, 2021

Hand signed by the artist, limited edition print, produced on top Hahnemuhle German Etching 310gsm 100% Cellulose rag paper using the 12 colour Lucia pigment ink.

Heading out to bat, 2016

This would have been the perfect photo but the memory in my phone was full- then I remembered I had a pencil and some paper!

Oscar Dominguez heading out to bat for Hunters Hill Pirates last Saturday at Morrison Park, Putney. 

He loves his cricket, though his strength has always been as a bowler rather than batting.  Moments before he had looked up to me with a worried brow to see the previous batter run out- his impending fate at hand. They say you can't be brave without being scared. I have to admit I never had the courage (or coordination) to face up to a cricket ball. What a top fella. 

A true Damien Parer moment, landing at Omaha Prints available.

Hand signed by the artist

Medium: Limited edition hand signed prints available, produced on top Hahnemuhle German Etching 310gsm 100% Cellulose rag paper using the 12 colour Lucia pigment ink.

Members from the Ladies’ Pavilion, Sydney Cricket Ground.

Private Commission, 2017

Northern Pavillion Clock Tower, viewed from the Sydney Cricket Ground Members Stand.

Steve Waugh’s last Test, from the Members Stand, 2004. 2010 Winner, Regional Art Prize, Hunters Hill Council Art Exhibition. 

Steve Waugh’s last Test, from the Members Stand, 2004. Sketch.

Waiting at the crease, 2016

“The Batsman” 2024, bronze. 20cm . Bronze editions available.