The cap which is almost 80 years old was gifted by Bradman to the Indian manager at that time who in turn gave it to the Indian wicketkeeper
Sir Don Bradman’s iconic baggy green cap that the legend wore during the 1947-48 home Test series against India when he scored his 100th ton, has been sold at an auction in Sydney for a whopping £245,000 ($250,000).
The cap which is almost 80 years old was gifted by Bradman to the Indian manager at that time who in turn gave it to the Indian wicketkeeper
This is not the first time a Bradman memorabilia has fetched an eye watering amount with the player’s first baggy green test cap was bought by an Australian businessman for $340,000 at an auction in 2020.
Sir Don Bradman’s baggy green cap has been sold at an auction in Sydney for £245,000 🏏
The Aussie cricket legend wore the cap during the 1947-48 home Test series against India, when he scored his 100th ton. pic.twitter.com/OEEMMhfcsx
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) December 3, 2024
The price for Bradman’s 1928 Australia cap sits behind the $1,007,500 ($760,000) paid at auction for Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne’s test cap in 2020- the world-record price for an item of cricket memorabilia.
Bradman represented Australia for 20 years, playing 52 test matches from 1928 to 1948, and is generally regarded as the world’s best-ever cricketer.
Knighted for his services to cricket in 1949, he retired from test cricket with a batting average of 99.94, making his test batting achievements nearly twice that of the nearest batsman in the longer version of the game.
The cap was presented to Bradman before his test debut against England in November 1928 in Brisbane. Bradman gave the cap to a family friend, Peter Dunham, as a gift in 1959.
Dunham, who was Bradman’s neighbour in Adelaide, South Australia, was earlier this year jailed for fraud. Dunham in May was jailed for more than eight years for taking $1 million from investors.
Some of Dunham’s victims sought access to Bradman’s cap to help pay off the accountant’s debts. Dunham’s estate was bankrupted with Bradman’s cap auctioned under instructions from the trustee.
