Sir Robert Menzies
had an abiding passion for cricket and cricket is therefore a
natural item in any Menzies remembrance program. The Menzies
Foundation has therefore been involved in various cricket activities
since its inception in 1979.
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Menzies
Memorial Trophy
Five Menzies Memorial Cricket
Matches between Victoria and the England XI have been held and
after each match the winning team was awarded the Menzies Memorial
Trophy. |
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Designed by Stuart
Devlin, the trophy is on permanent display in the Melbourne Cricket
Club Museum and depicts eleven cricketers in various aspects of
the game. The trophy is provided for the Prime Minister’s
XI matches. |
The Prime Minister,
the Hon John Howard, MP and Sir
Daryl Dawson, Chairman of the
Menzies Foundation, at the presentation of the Menzies
Memorial Trophy and man-of-the-match medallion for the PM’s
XI vs England match held at Manuka Oval in Canberra,
November 2006. |
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Captain of the PM’s
XI Cameron White,
receiving the Menzies Memorial
Trophy from the Prime Minister, the Hon John
Howard, MP following his team’s
victory over England |
PM’s
XI Man-of-the-Match Medallion
In recognition of Sir Robert Menzies’ role
in establishing the PM’s XI cricket matches in 1951, from
2005 the Foundation has provided a Stuart Devlin medallion for
the man-of-the-match at the Prime Minister’s XI match. |
| The medallion features eleven cricketers
in various aspects of the game and is a replica of the Sir Robert
Menzies Memorial Cricket Trophy. |
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The man-of-the-match medallion
was presented to Phil Jaques who made 112 from 110 deliveries in
the PM’s XI vs England match at Manuka
Oval, Canberra, November 2006. |
