Bradman’s cap in his last Australia vs India home series sells for around 2 crore 11 lakh rupees
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Bradman’s cap in his last Australia vs India home series sells for around 2 crore 11 lakh rupees

The Hindu  

A “baggy green” Test cap worn by Australian great Donald Bradman sold for USD 250,000 at auction on Tuesday as collectors vied to own a rare piece of cricketing history. Auction house Bonhams said Bradman wore the cap during India’s 1947-48 tour of Australia, his last Test series on home soil. Bonhams said it was “the only known baggy green” worn by Bradman during the series, in which he scored 715 runs in six innings at an average of 178.75, with three centuries and a double-hundred. A different “baggy green” worn by Bradman during his Test debut in 1928 fetched USD 290,000 when it went under the hammer in 2020.

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Don Bradman's iconic baggy green cap, worn in India vs Australia series in 1947/48, fetches INR 2.63 crore at auction
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Don Bradman's iconic baggy green cap, worn in India vs Australia series in 1947/48, fetches INR 2.63 crore at auction

Hindustan Times  

A rare piece of cricketing history has fetched an extraordinary sum at auction, as Sir Donald Bradman’s iconic baggy green cap was sold for INR 2.63 crore on Tuesday. The cap, which is nearly 80 years old, was worn by the Australian legend during the 1947-48 Test series against India, his final home series before retiring from Test cricket. Don …

Don Bradman’s Historic ‘Baggy Green’ From 1947-48 India Series Sold For Rs 2.63 Crore At Auction
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Don Bradman’s Historic ‘Baggy Green’ From 1947-48 India Series Sold For Rs 2.63 Crore At Auction

ABP News  

Sydney: Australian legend Don Bradman’s 'Baggy Green' Test cap from the 1947-48 series against India was sold for an astounding $390,000, which rose to $479,700 after auction fees. The cap, believed to be the only known "Baggy Green" worn by Bradman during the series, holds immense historical value. In what was his final Test series on home soil, the Australian …

Sir Don Bradman's 'baggy green' cap gets auctioned for Rs 2.63 crore in Sydney
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Sir Don Bradman's 'baggy green' cap gets auctioned for Rs 2.63 crore in Sydney

India Today  

Legendary Australia cricketer Sir Don Bradman’s ‘baggy green’ cap was sold at an auction in Sydney at Bonhams auction house on Tuesday, December 3. The cap which was worn by Bradman during his last Test series in Australia played against India in 1947-48, was bought for a price of $390,000. The cap is also the only known Baggy Green surviving …

Don Bradman's 'only know baggy green' to go under the hammer, expected to fetch INR 2.2 crore
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Don Bradman's 'only know baggy green' to go under the hammer, expected to fetch INR 2.2 crore

Hindustan Times  

A relic of Australian cricket’s storied past is set to be held for auction, as an old Baggy Green worn by Sir Donald Bradman goes under the hammer in Sydney this week. Significant for India’s history, it also is a memorable one for Australian history, with Bradman piling on a whopping 715 runs in just six innings, including three centuries …

Cap worn by Don Bradman during India vs Australia could be sold for over two crore rupees
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Cap worn by Don Bradman during India vs Australia could be sold for over two crore rupees

The Hindu  

A cap worn by Australia’s greatest batsman Don Bradman will be auctioned in Sydney on Tuesday, with the tattered “baggy green” expected to fetch as much as USD 260,000. Australia’s Donald Bradman pulls a ball from Mankad for 4 in the first Test cricket match between India and Australia at Brisbane played from November 28 to December 04, 1947. Bradman …

WATCH: Shubman Gill, Mohammad Siraj receive their Test caps ahead of start of Boxing Day Test
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WATCH: Shubman Gill, Mohammad Siraj receive their Test caps ahead of start of Boxing Day Test

India TV News  

Shubman Gill and Mohammad Siraj on Saturday morning received their respective Test caps ahead of the start of the Boxing Day Test between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Gill was handed India's 297th Test cap by head coach and former Indian all-rounder Ravi Shastri while the 298th Test cap was given to Siraj by veteran teammate Ravichandran …

Don Bradman's 'baggy green' Test cap from 1928 debut sells for USD 340,000
4 years ago

Don Bradman's 'baggy green' Test cap from 1928 debut sells for USD 340,000

The Hindu  

An Australian businessman has purchased late cricketing great Donald Bradman's first 'baggy green' Test cap for 450,000 Australian dollars at auction, the second-highest price paid for a piece of cricket memorabilia. The price for the cap sits behind the $1,007,500 paid at auction for Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne's Test cap earlier this year. Peter Freedman, the founder of Rode Microphones, …

Donald Bradman’s first baggy green cap fetches second-highest auction price for cricket memorabilia
4 years ago

Donald Bradman’s first baggy green cap fetches second-highest auction price for cricket memorabilia

Firstpost  

The price for Bradman’s 1928 Australia cap sits behind the $1,007,500 paid at auction for Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne’s Test cap earlier this year Sydney: An Australian businessman has purchased Donald Bradman’s first baggy green Test cap for AUD$ 450,000 at auction, the second-highest price paid for a piece of cricket memorabilia. Peter Freedman, the founder of Rode Microphones who …

Bradman's 'baggy green' cap from 1928 debut to be auctioned
4 years ago

Bradman's 'baggy green' cap from 1928 debut to be auctioned

The Hindu  

Late Australian cricketing great Don Bradman's 'baggy green' cap from his Test debut against England in 1928 is being put up for auction this week, Pickles Auctions said. “In 1959, Sir Donald gifted the Baggy Green to his neighbour, Peter Dunham, whose house backed onto the Bradman's family home on the Parade in Kensington Gardens,” Pickles said in a statement. …

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