The artwork forms the basis of the postmark associated with a new stamp commemorating the 150th anniversary of the 1868 Aboriginal cricket team’s tour of the UK.

Ms Clarke, whose great-great grandfather, James “Mosquito” Couzens and his brother Johnny Cuzens were both members of the team, said she was delighted by the inclusion of her work in the issue, released on May 1.

“I’m just over the moon,” said Ms Clarke, who only learnt of her part in the issue several weeks ago.

Entitled The First Cricket Tour: 150 years, the Australia Post release celebrates the Aboriginal XI’s ground-breaking tour of England by 13 Aboriginal cricketers, mainly from the Western District. The first Australian sporting team to tour internationally, the side won 14 matches, lost 14 and drew 19.

The postmark is the latest recognition for Walkabout Wickets after the artwork was used by Cricket Australia two years ago for the 2016 Boxing Day Test. The design featured prominently during the Test which commemorated the 1866 Boxing Day match between the Aboriginal XI and the Melbourne Cricket Club. 

Ms Clarke said her artwork symbolised Aboriginal cricketers of the past, present and future, the large outer circle representing the grounds of the early matches, the small circles the grounds of the future, and the lines between the circles the wickets taken.

The addition of Edenhope, previously known as Lake Wallace, on the postmark, acknowledges where the first Aboriginal XI trained before embarking on their tour.

Walkabout Wickets will also feature on the uniforms of players in next month’s historic 150-year commemorative tour of the UK by Aboriginal women’s and men’s squads.

The national first day of issue postmark dated May 1 is expected to be available for up to six weeks.