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Four cricketers' busts celebrate and acknowledge Sunbury’s historical role as The Birthplace of ‘The Ashes’. The cricketers’ busts were unveiled as part of Sunbury’s 175th Anniversary celebrations. Each bust contains a plaque with a short biography of the cricketer.
The four busts are:
Don Bradman - Sculpted by Wendy Black, Tom Bass Sculpture Studio November 2011
Ivo Bligh - Sculpted by Damien Lucas, Tom Bass Sculpture Studio November 2011
W.G. Grace - Sculpted by Michael Christie, Tom Bass Sculpture Studio November 2011
Dennis Lillee - Sculpted by Sue Alexopoulos, Tom Bass Sculpture Studio November 2011
Sunbury is the site where a tiny terracotta urn, believed to be a perfume bottle bought by Lady Janet Clarke at an Egyptian bazaar, was presented to Ivo Bligh, the captain of the English touring team of 1882-83. Although the date of the presentation is not confirmed, it is generally thought the urn was presented at Christmas in 1882 after a private game at Sir William Clarke's Rupertswood mansion.
The urn, which still sits at the Marylebone Cricket Club, is thought to contain the ashes of burnt cricket bails.
Location
| Address: | Brook & Evans Streets , Sunbury, 3429 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.579714 Long: 144.729183 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Sculpture |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Sport |
| Monument Designer: | Tom Bass Sculpture Studio |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 10th December, 2011 |
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