Object number
TN.2015.28
Title
First Test: Behind the Wicket, Christchurch, March 2002
Date
2002 - 2003
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Size
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Description
Group painting of six England players, including Wicket keeper, poised in a crouched position waiting for the ball. All wearing blue caps or white sun hats and Vodafone branded shirts. Lower tier of stands in background. Three England flags on railings, Hull City, Bradford City CC and MDCC. Label on reverse – 18. First Test. Behind the Wicket, Christchurch. March 2002
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First Test: Behind the Wicket, Christchurch, 2002
Nancy Bixby (b.1971)
Oil on board
Nancy Bixby was commissioned by MCC to document the 2001-2002 England tour to New Zealand. Travelling with the team she recorded players and the surrounding area.
Primarily influenced by Impressionism, Bixby’s style is characterised by broken brushstrokes and the changing qualities of light creating a sense of immediacy and movement.
MCC Collections: Commission, 2002
Object number: TN.2015.28
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