I had withdrawal symptoms from the lack of cricket during lockdown in 2020. In a normal summer, I would have been following domestic and international cricket on the radio and television, as well as attending local matches in person with my family. As an ECB-qualified cricket scorer, I've spent many hours at the edge of a cricket pitch, in all weathers, watching and scoring all manner of matches - from under 9s to adults. This storyline imagines a virtual cricket match, through the artworks on Art UK. Grab a woolly hat and scarf (you'll need them) and set your deckchair down by the boundary.
Artists featured in this Curation:
Lawrence Toynbee (1922–2002),
Gary Sargeant (b.1939),
Rose Hilton (1931–2019),
Neale Andrew (b.1958),
John Heritage (1931–1994),
unknown artist,
John Lowe (b.1919),
Archibald John Stuart-Wortley (1849–1905),
Michael Tarr (b.1946),
Anton Mark Ferrow (1922–1991),
and 14 more
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Thomas Fairfax (b.1981), Ronald Morgan (1936–2019), Leonard Victor Thomas Preater (1908–1983), Henry Stockley (1892–1982), George Francis Miles (1852–1891), John Bellany (1942–2013), Francis Cotes (1726–1770), Anna Todd (b.1964), Chris Deavley, Karin Jonzen (1914–1998), Evan Walters (1893–1951), Wilhelm Josef Soukop (1907–1995), Thomas Beach (1738–1806) and
William Francis Strickland (1912–2000)
33 artworks
Lawrence Toynbee (1922–2002)
Oil on board
H 82.5 x W 122 cm
York Museums Trust
© the artist. Image credit: University of Hull Art Collection
Cricket Pavilion (Golf Clubhouse), Londesborough, East Riding of Yorkshire 1996
Gary Sargeant (b.1939)
Oil on canvas
H 101 x W 75 cm
University of Hull Art Collection
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Cornwall Council
© the artist. Image credit: Experience Barnsley Museum and Discovery Centre
Dickie Bird (b.1933) 1996
Neale Andrew (b.1958)
Bronze
H 36 x W 23 x D 25 cm
Experience Barnsley Museum and Discovery Centre
© the copyright holder. Image credit: University of Liverpool
Image credit: Rotherham Heritage Services
Cricketer, Batsman 1920–1940
unknown artist
Spelter
H 25 x W 11 x D 10 cm
Rotherham Heritage Services
© the artist. Image credit: Somerset Cricket Museum
Harold Gimblett (1914–1978) 1975
John Lowe (b.1919)
Oil on canvas
H 94 x W 43.5 cm
Somerset Cricket Museum
Image credit: National Portrait Gallery, London
William Gilbert ('W. G.') Grace
Archibald John Stuart-Wortley (1849–1905) (attributed to)
Oil on canvas
H 90.2 x W 69.9 cm
National Portrait Gallery, London
© the artist. Image credit: Somerset Cricket Museum
Viv Richards (b.1952) c.1981
Michael Tarr (b.1946)
Acrylic on canvas
H 70 x W 123 cm
Somerset Cricket Museum
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Leicestershire County Cricket Club
David Gower (b.1957) 1988
Anton Mark Ferrow (1922–1991)
Oil on canvas
H 256 x W 128 cm
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
© the artist. Image credit: Wadham College, University of Oxford
Charles Burgess Fry (1872–1956), Scholar (1891–1895) 2007–2010
Thomas Fairfax (b.1981)
Oil on canvas
H 106.7 x W 86.4 cm
Wadham College, University of Oxford
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Parliamentary Art Collection
Watching Cricket 1993
Ronald Morgan (1936–2019)
Oil on canvas
H 22.3 x W 29.8 cm
Parliamentary Art Collection
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Dacorum Heritage Trust Ltd
Girl at a Cricket Match in the West Indies
unknown artist
Oil on canvas
H 92 x W 61 cm
Dacorum Heritage Trust Ltd
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Maurice Tompkin (1919–1956) 1972
Leonard Victor Thomas Preater (1908–1983)
Oil on canvas
H 59 x W 45 cm
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Girl Cricketers 1932
Henry Stockley (1892–1982)
Oil on wooden panel
H 47 x W 47.5 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Image credit: Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Richard Daft (1835–1900), Captain of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club (1871–1880) c.1875
George Francis Miles (1852–1891)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 39 cm
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Joseph Hardstaff Junior (1911–1988)
unknown artist
Oil on canvas
H 56 x W 40 cm
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
© National Portrait Gallery, London. Image credit: National Portrait Gallery, London
Ian Botham 1985
John Bellany (1942–2013)
Oil on canvas
H 172.7 x W 152.4 cm
National Portrait Gallery, London
Charles Collyer as a Boy, with a Cricket Bat 1766
Francis Cotes (1726–1770)
Oil on canvas
H 90.8 x W 70.5 cm
Yale Center for British Art
© the artist. Image credit: Withington Community Hospital
Anna Todd (b.1964)
Acrylic on board
H 214 x W 122 cm
Withington Community Hospital
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Northern Ireland Civil Service
Image credit: Rotherham Heritage Services
Cricketer, Wicket Keeper 1920–1940
unknown artist
Spelter
H 18 x W 11 x D 13 cm
Rotherham Heritage Services
Image credit: Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Mordecai Sherwin (1851–1910) c.1890
unknown artist
Oil on canvas
H 129 x W 104 cm
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
© National Portrait Gallery, London. Image credit: National Portrait Gallery, London
Learie Constantine (1901–1971) 1971
Karin Jonzen (1914–1998)
Bronze
H 43.8 cm
National Portrait Gallery, London
Image credit: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
The Cricket Ball c.1940
Evan Walters (1893–1951)
Oil on wood
H 30.5 x W 40.5 cm
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
Image credit: Rotherham Heritage Services
Cricketer, Bowler 1920–1940
unknown artist
Spelter
H 28.5 x W 10 x D 13 cm
Rotherham Heritage Services
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery
Frank Woolley (1887–1978) exhibited 1975
Wilhelm Josef Soukop (1907–1995)
Bronze
H 40 x W 22 x D 27 cm
Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Raymond Illingworth (b.1932) 1971
Leonard Victor Thomas Preater (1908–1983)
Oil on canvas
H 60 x W 45 cm
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Image credit: National Trust Images
Thomas Beach (1738–1806)
Oil on canvas
H 228 x W 142 cm
National Trust, Antony
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Leicestershire County Cricket Club
William Ewart Astill (1888–1948) 1970
Leonard Victor Thomas Preater (1908–1983)
Oil on canvas
H 59 x W 45 cm
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leonard Victor Thomas Preater (1908–1983)
Oil on canvas
H 60 x W 45 cm
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
The Last Over c.1989
William Francis Strickland (1912–2000)
Oil on board
H 47 x W 63.5 cm
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Cricket on Television 20th C
unknown artist
Oil on card
H 12.5 x W 12.5 cm
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Explore artists in this Curation
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Gary Sargeant (b.1939) -
John Bellany (1942–2013) -
Leonard Victor Thomas Preater (1908–1983) -
Anton Mark Ferrow (1922–1991) -
Francis Cotes (1726–1770) -
Thomas Beach (1738–1806) -
Henry Stockley (1892–1982) -
Archibald John Stuart-Wortley (1849–1905) -
John Lowe (b.1919) - View all 24