Miniature cricket stadium built in Phillip Hughes' memory Published duration 4 September 2015

image copyright Shaminder Singh image caption Shaminder Singh said he just wanted to build a tribute to Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes

A cricket fan has painstakingly hand-built a plastic miniature stadium in memory of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes.

Shaminder Singh bought parts from around the world, spending nearly £3,000 and seven months putting his creation together at his Coventry home.

"Money is not important to me, I just wanted to make a tribute," he said.

Australia Test cricketer Hughes died aged 25 , two days after being struck on the top of the neck by a ball.

It happened during a domestic match in Sydney in November.

Mr Singh hopes to raise money for charity by showing off the Phillip Hughes Stadium at cricket matches.

image copyright Ryan Pierse image caption Phillip Hughes died in hospital, never regaining consciousness

"I will sell it eventually for charity but first I want as many people to see it as possible," he said.

The stadium has stands named after cricket legends Sir Ian Botham and Richie Benaud.

Mr Singh, from Wyken, estimates he spent £2,800 on the model, which also features a garden dedicated to the Queen.

image copyright Shaminder Singh image caption Mr Singh said the stadium had taken him seven months to build, all by hand, from parts bought across the world

He said the stadium was built entirely from his imagination.

"I took no designs and did not use any YouTube tutorials. I built it all by hand, using a pencil and a blade."

With his brother, who lives with him, Mr Singh would work on the stadium for up to 15 hours at a time, often overnight.

image copyright Shaminder Singh image caption The stadium, built from moulded plastic, features an iPad as a digital scoreboard and a working watch face as a clock

"Whenever I would get time off it would be used to build this, I have worked on this for seven months.

"It has working doors, floodlights, I used an iPad for a scoreboard and I printed off miniature advertising boards," he said.

For his next project, Mr Singh plans to build a replica of Manchester City's Etihad Stadium.

image copyright Shaminder Singh image caption Mr Singh hopes to sell the 3,000-seat stadium to raise money for charity

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