Sydney Cricket Ground will be the home of Australia’s first sculpture of a female cricketer and Cricket Australia has written that Lyn Larsen, the region's greatest female cricketer, should have be cast in bronze.

During an international career spanning from 1984 to 1994, Larsen was named Australian captain in 1986 at 22 years of age, the youngest person at the time to achieve the honour.

Larsen, who was born at Lismore Base Hospital and lives on the family farm at Tuntable Creek, played 15 Tests, scoring 410 runs at 41 and taking 26 wickets at 18.73, while in her 49 One Day Internationals, she scored 426 runs and took 24 wickets.

Most notably, Larsen captained Australia to victory in the 1988 World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, defeating England by eight wickets. She also won her first Test as captain of Australia in 1987, when the side she captained defeated England in the first women’s five-day Test in Sydney. She was an all-rounder, a batsman who bowled leg-spin.

Lyn Larsen batting for Australia.

Larsen, who was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queen's Birthday Honours list in June last year, was inducted into the NSW Hall of Fame in March 2010.

Cricket Australia's Laura Jolly wrote that Belinda Clark, Cathryn Fitzpatrick, Zoe Goss, Nellie and Louisa Gregory, Margaret Peden, Karen Rolton, Faith Thomas, Sharon Tredrea and Betty Wilson all deserve their own statues.

Cricket Australia said on International Women's Day the first statue recognising a great female cricketer would be erected this year.

There are 73 statues of great male cricketers but none of women.

“We are committed to challenging ourselves to continue to address gender inequality across our game,” Cricket Australia’s interim CEO Nick Hockley said in a news release.

“So many challenges have been presented since that day, and it is now more important than ever that we keep pushing for equality in cricket and keep building the momentum established before the pandemic.”

Cricket Australia has formed a “Recognition of Women in Cricket Working Group” which, among other projects, will decide on the subject of the SCG sculpture.

“It’s going to be a pretty incredible list to choose from,” working group member and Australia vice-captain Rachael Haynes said in front of the Richie Benaud statue at the SCG.

“Just for a player who’s been involved for a long time, it’s going to be nice to walk in to a stadium like the SCG and be able walk past some of the heroes who have led the way.

“I’m looking forward to learning about our history and the contribution some of these female players have made.”