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Watercolour, W O'Reilly
Robert Ingpen2001
Melbourne Cricket Club
Jolimont, Australia
Original Robert Ingpen watercolour depicting Australian Test leg-spin bowler, Bill 'Tiger' O'Reilly. The image is included in a tapestry celebrating 150 years of performances and events on the MCG. In 27 Tests (1932-1946), O'Reilly took 144 wickets at an average of 22.59. Bradman regarded him as the best bowler in the world in the 1930s. In 1996, O'Reilly was an inaugural inductee into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.
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- Title: Watercolour, W O'Reilly
- Creator: Robert Ingpen
- Date Created: 2001
- Provenance: Melbourne Cricket Club Museum collection.
- Medium: watercolour
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