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Bradman cap set to break record in auction

The cap comes with a letter of authentication the legend wrote to his godson
A Bradman bat was recently sold for a
world-record price of A$145,000

— Photo: AFP

PRIZED POSSESSION: The ‘Baggy Green’ worn by Don Bradman on his last tour in 1948 is expected to fetch a record price of A$600,000 to 750,000.

Melbourne: A cap worn by the late Sir Donald Bradman during the 1948 ‘Invincibles’ Ashes Tour is all set to fetch a record-breaking A$600,000 when it goes under the hammer at an auction here on December 15.

The cap was bought by one Tim Serisier after he won A$250,000 dollars in the reality show ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.’

Serisier now wants to auction the cap and though auctioneer Charles Leski says a better timing could have fetched a higher price, the piece of memorabilia can still invite a hefty bid in the range of A$600,000 to 750,000. “I defy anybody to tell me anything in Australian sport that is more important or has a higher status,” Leski was quoted as saying by The Sydney Morning Herald.

“This is the single most valuable item we’ve ever auctioned — sporting, Australian, across the board,” he added.

The auctioneer’s confidence stems from the fact that a Bradman bat was recently sold for a world-record price of A$145,000.

The cap comes with a memo signed by Bradman in 1996 declaring that “on his twelfth birthday I gave Richard Robins one of my Aust. XI caps.”

Richard Robins’ father, Walter, played 19 Tests for England and was Bradman’s “best pal in the cricket world.” — PTI

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