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Oliver Caffrey

'Bronze for Betty': cricket great wants MCG statue

Christina Matthews hugs Shaun Marsh after Western Australia won the 2022 Sheffield Shield final. (Gary Day/AAP PHOTOS)

Australian cricket's newest hall of famer Christina Matthews is pushing for the legendary Betty Wilson to become the first female cricketer to have a statue at the MCG.

Matthews, who was announced as the 65th member of the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame before the historic women's Ashes Test at the MCG on Thursday, believes the honour for Wilson is overdue.

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