Three Generations of WA Cricket Immortalised at the WACA Ground

<div class="block-wrapper" data-block-id="c7dc10d3-d21d-47f9-811c-3d2f84f9b3a0"><p>Come to the WACA Ground to check out three newly unveiled bronze statues at the Nelson Crescent entrance of the redeveloped precinct. Unveiled on September 10, 2026, to coincide with WA Cricket's 2026–27 season launch, these artworks by public artists Gillie and Marc celebrate more than 140 years of cricket diversity in Western Australia, representing men's, women's, and Aboriginal cricket.</p></div> <div class="block-wrapper" data-block-id="e4bcb5fb-445f-4f83-877d-66356ae53038"><h4>Unveiled Statues</h4></div> <div class="block-wrapper" data-block-id="12f7a9a4-7073-450c-b642-cdff29075bbc"><p><strong>Dennis Lillee AM MBE</strong></p><p>Legendary Australian fast bowler who took 355 Test wickets.</p></div> <div class="block-wrapper" data-block-id="1be479d9-8592-42b7-9542-235e7daf77dd"><figure><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/684d50231a3afe28a0aec80c/6abb33d0f6e7cabaf69e4951_Dennis%20Lillee%20AM%20MBE.jpeg" alt="" /></figure></div> <div class="block-wrapper" data-block-id="966fed23-694f-46a0-9c0e-bde290c21727"><p><strong>Zoë Goss OAM</strong></p><p>Pioneer and trailblazer of Australian women's cricket, who represented Australia in 65 One Day Internationals and 12 Test matches.</p></div> <div class="block-wrapper" data-block-id="40f339e6-219e-47ff-ab85-688de3f76c4f"><figure><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/684d50231a3afe28a0aec80c/6abb33e054ba684cf482cf2e_Zoe%C3%8C%C2%88%20Goss%20OAM.jpeg" alt="" /></figure></div> <div class="block-wrapper" data-block-id="a2aeee6d-659f-45e0-b7cc-bc3772e278fb"><p><strong>Joseph Nogolgot</strong></p><p>The State's first Noongar team captain who led the 1879 Aboriginal Team (New Norcia Invincibles).</p></div> <div class="block-wrapper" data-block-id="8c37c721-e34a-4ab2-9ea7-a4db14188bc2"><figure><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/684d50231a3afe28a0aec80c/6abb361c6c4c80b93d41b24a_Joseph%20Nogolgot.jpeg" alt="" /></figure></div> <div class="block-wrapper" data-block-id="280ddc5c-905f-4c5c-afad-703d9af10d3c"><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-style-link" href="https://www.wacricket.com.au/news/4574557/three-generations-of-wa-cricket-immortalised-at-waca-ground">Read more at WA Cricket</a></p></div>