For Sale: 'Cric-Art' painting by Jack Russell

Former England wicket keeper turned professional artist Jack Russell painted a unique piece of art in June to celebrate Chance to Shine's 'Brit Insurance National Cricket Day'.

We're now giving cricket lovers the opportunity to own this exclusive piece of cricket memorabilia; the only one of its kind - to help raise funds for Chance to Shine.

Working on a giant canvas of 36 full-size cricket bats, joined together in two rows of 18, Jack painted a quintessentially English village cricket scene celebrating the sport that he loves.

The painting took him 100 hours to complete over a three week period. It is an amalgamation of the many local cricket grounds he has seen over his 25 years of professional painting. A speeded-up video of Jack painting 'Cric-art' can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/thecricketfoundation#p/u/18/ZeYq_CcSbYc

All proceeds from the sale of the painting will support Chance to Shine.

To register an interest in buying the painting, please contact our fundraising team

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