The cricketers The cricketers The cricketers is a 1948 painting by the Australian artist Russell Drysdale. The painting depicts three boys set among the buildings in an empty town; two playing cricket and the other watching them. The National Gallery of Australia describes the painting as "one of the most original and haunting images in all Australian art." The "Sydney Morning Herald" said the work is "possibly the most famous Australian painting of the 20th century." The painting was commissioned by Walter Hutchinson, an English publisher, for his own collection, known as the "National Collection of British Sports and Pastimes". Looking for
The Guide to Cricketers The Guide to Cricketers The Guide to Cricketers was a cricket annual edited by Fred Lillywhite between 1849 and his death in 1866. The title varied somewhat but was generally along the lines of "The Guide to Cricketers". It is often referred to as Lillywhite's Guide. The first edition was published in 1849 and was called The young cricketer's guide, containing full direction for playing the noble and manly game of cricket by William Lillywhite. To which is added the Laws of the game, with the latest alterations, and soime brief remarks upon fifty of the most celebrated gentlemen and