Merv Hughes celebrity print 1990

Summary

This concrete handprint was formerly located as a part of the iconic McEwans celebrity pavement. Between 1972 and 1994, scores of celebrities had their handprints and footprints immortalised in cement at the entrance to the McEwans hardware store on Bourke Street. The City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection acquired a number of these impressed concrete slabs from the original celebrity pavement in 2005.

"Cricketer Merv Hughes (born 1961) represented Australia in 53 Test matches between 1985 and 1994. As a fast bowler and handy lower-order batsman, he also made his mark in One-Day Internationals, Sheffield Shield, and English county cricket. His boisterous personality and handlebar moustache made Hughes a crowd favourite." - Robyn Annear, 2023