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The organisers would like to thank the 232 artists who submitted entries in the inaugural Cricket Art Prize exhibition 2009.  The general standard and level of entries was excellent rendering the final exhibition to be quite interesting and diverse.

The exhibition will consist of 32 paintings and those finalists are listed thus:

• Christine Atkins – “School Cricket“ – oil on Belgium linen – 46cm x 87cm
• Fran Connell – “A Very Sticky Wicket” – oil on canvas – 100cm x 70cm
• Josette Cauchi – “Hot Sunday Afternoon” – acrylic – 100cm x 100cm
• Jane Kellahan – “White Wickets” – oil on canvass – 120cm x 120cm
• Bob Marchant – “My First Cricket Bat” – oil on board and 1940’s cricket bat – 140cm x 94cm
• Glenn Morgan – “Caught Marsh Bowled Lillee” – acrylic on plyboard – 130cm X 172cm
• Betina Fauvel-Ogden – “Waiting To Bat” – oil – 71cm x 61cm
• Annie Holcombe – “Country Cricket At The Bradman” – acrylic – 102cm x 76cm
• Rafael Butron – “The Final Over” – acrylic on canvas – 76cm x 112cm
• Grant Stevens – “Singles” – acrylic on canvas – 61cm x 107cm
• Ian Swift – “Yabbalines” – acrylic & cotton on canvas – 165cm x 216cm
• Joseph Rolella – “New Years Test” – oil on board – 114cm x 114cm
• John Skillington – “The Selector” – pigmented ink on paper – 90cm x 60cm
• Willy Sheather – “Marvellous” – acrylic on canvas -152cm x 198cm
• Joni Dennis – “Changi Cotton” – acrylic & mixed media – 183cm x 183cm
• Brendan Lakin – “Wayne Stopped Play” – oil on canvas – 122cm x 122cm
• Kirsten T. Smith – “Rooftop Cricket” – oil on canvas – 92cm x 92cm
• Adam Hill – “Unfair Dismissal” – synthetic polymer on canvas – 150cm x 250cm
• James P Gilmour – “When The Wicket Fell” – wax on Belgiam linen (encaustic) – 120cm x 90cm
• Ryan Wilson – “The Crusaders At Strath Creek” – acrylic on canvas – 122cm x 91cm
• Dianne Fogwell – “I Remember That Today” – oil on gesso board – 120cm x 150cm
• Alan Young – “Fun At The BCG (Backyard Cricket Ground)” – acrylic – 61cm x 61cm
• Darren Mitchelson – “Bodyline – Jardine’s Revenge (An Illustration Of Leg Theory)” – oil on canvas – 122cm x 152cm
• Gillian Lodge – “Dog-Watch” – oil on canvas – 91cm x 152
• David Woodford – “I Made A Hundred In The Backyard At Mum’s” – oil on m.d.f. – 70cm x 70cm
• Lizzy Newcomb – “Saturday Cricket” – acrylic on canvas – 92cm x 92cm
• Merryn Trevethan – “The Collapse” – acrylic on canvas – 137cm x 167cm
• Andrew Ireland – “Southerley Buster” – oil on canvas – 150cm x 200cm
• Eli Turier – “It’s Too Hot To Hit A Six” – mixed media on board (wire) – 23cm x 88cm
• Lewis W. Miller – “The Obscure Art Of Cricket” – oil on Belgian linen – 122cm x 102cm
• Eris Fleming – “Tense Final Overs On A Crumbling Pitch” – oil on canvas – 107cm x 122cm
• Catherine Stringer – “Matt’s Catch – Beach Cricket Lake Rhona” – oil on canvas – 92cm X 122cm

We’d also like to thank the judges – John McDonald, Anneke van der Pal, John Windus and Stuart MacGill for their time, energy and patience yesterday on what was a very challenging day when deliberating all entries and having to make some very hard decisions.

The Winner and the Highly Commended will be announced on Thursday 8^th Oct at the opening.