Sir Donald Bradman: ‘Baggy green’ from famous Test series set to fetch around $400,000 at auction
Cricket fans around the world will be watching in awe as one lucky memorabilia investor will become the new owner of Sir Donald Bradman’s famous baggy green cap, as it goes under the hammer at auction in Sydney on Tuesday.
Expected to fetch between $300,000 and $400,000, the prized possession was worn by Australia’s national sporting icon during the 1947-48 Test series, where he rewrote the record books and left the cricketing world stunned.
Bradman scored 715 runs in six innings against England at an average of 178.75, with three centuries and a double-hundred that summer.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.Although the cap shows signs the obvious of wear and tear and given it is over 75 years old, auction house Bonhams expect the cap to be sold for a minimum of $300,000.
Bradman retired with an all-time high Test batting average of 99.94, and has been described by cricket authority Wisden as the greatest to “have ever graced the gentleman’s game”.
A different “baggy green” worn by Bradman during his Test debut in 1928 fetched $over 445,000 in 2020 — a then-record for one of the cricket legend’s caps.
The all time record for a “baggy green” sale was produced when the great Shane Warne’s cap was sold off for over $1 million, after he put it up for sale to help Australian bushfire victims in 2020.
