The former captain of the women's Australian cricket team, Belinda Clark bronze statue is unveiled in which stadium?

Sydney Cricket Ground

Wankhede Stadium

Lord’s Cricket Ground

Melbourne Cricket Ground

Correct Answer : Sydney Cricket Ground

Former Australia captain Belinda Clark has been the first female cricketer to have a bronze sculpture of herself unveiled at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday (5th Jan 2023).

The 52-year-old’s statue stands alongside Richie Benaud, Fred Spofforth, Stan McCabe and Steve Waugh as cricketers honoured with sculptures in the SCG precinct. at the ground. Her bronze cast now stands alongside former captain Richard Benaud and Steve Waugh.

The 52-year-old Clark who has held several roles in Australian Cricket board was excited on this honour. Known for scoring the first double century in ODI cricket, Clark played 15 Tests and over 100 l imited-over matches between 1991-2005.

She holds the record for the most one-day international runs scored by an Australian woman -- 4,844 runs in 118 matches at an average of 47.49 -- while hitting 919 in 15 Test matches.

His historic double hundred came against Denmark in 1997 with an unbeaten knock of 229 runs from just 155 balls against Denmark in 1997..

Source : Times of India

Published On : January 7, 2023

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