The new section has a number of interactive parts including 'Plot Your Pitch' and a social media interactive touch table.

Plot Your Pitch is an innovative social media project, designed to create an interactive museum experience where people can plot their first pitch from home using the website, http://www.plotyour pitch.com and then see it at the gallery on a giant projected globe of the world that can be navigated by the visitor.

All of the pitches and their accompanying images and stories can be accessed at the gallery and then projected onto the wall.

The interactive touch table is a snapshot of the world of cricket and includes information on the cricket playing countries, such as population, temperature, pictures of places, localities of cities, history, and iconic players.

Gallery curator, David Wells, said they are using cricket as the vehicle for children to learn culture and the geography of the world.

"It's like virtual travel, you don't have to buy a ticket to London, just come here," Mr Wells said.

Executive Director Rina Hore said it is the most comprehensive cricket museum in the world.

The International Cricket Hall of Fame has also just received Michael Clarke's gloves.

"Michael Clarke donated them to the museum. He understood the significance of donating them to the gallery; they mark an historic moment in time," Ms Hore said.

They are one of the pairs that Clarke wore in the history making match where he achieved a test batting score of 329 on January 5 this year against India. He holds the highest test match batting score at the Sydney Cricket Ground and has the 4th best Test match batting score of all time by an Australian.

"We believe cricket has good life skills and values. Donald Bradman always talked about the integrity and spirit of the game, it is character building and no player is bigger that the game," Ms Hore said

She said that billions of people love cricket all around the world and others don't know a lot about it.

"'[the museum] explains what cricket is to people who don't know a lot about it and why it is so popular," Ms Hore said.