The record price of A$460,000 (£232,000) for a piece of cricket memorabilia has been set at an auction. The item in question is a "baggy green" cap worn by the legendary Australian cricketer Don Bradman during a 1947-48 home Test series against India.
Bradman was widely regarded as cricket's greatest-ever batter and averaged 99.94 across his 52-match Test career. The baggy green cap, which features 'D.G. Bradman' and 'S.W. Sohoni' on the inside, is one of eleven known to exist and has never been publicly displayed.
The cap was given to Indian cricketer Sriranga Wasudev Sohoni by Bradman as a gift, but it remained with his family for 75 years before being sold at auction. The sale price includes a 16.5% buyer's premium of A$75,900, which brings the total to A$535,900.
Bradman played his last series on home soil against India in 1947-48, scoring 715 runs in six innings at an average of 178.75 and securing a 4-0 victory for Australia. The series was Bradman's last international match before his retirement from cricket.
The baggy green cap is worn by Australian players during Test cricket, but players are now given new caps for each series they play, with debutants receiving one that they keep throughout their careers.
Bradman died aged 92 in 2001. The Sohoni family has kept the cap in good condition and only allowed a select few to view it before its sale at auction.
Bradman was widely regarded as cricket's greatest-ever batter and averaged 99.94 across his 52-match Test career. The baggy green cap, which features 'D.G. Bradman' and 'S.W. Sohoni' on the inside, is one of eleven known to exist and has never been publicly displayed.
The cap was given to Indian cricketer Sriranga Wasudev Sohoni by Bradman as a gift, but it remained with his family for 75 years before being sold at auction. The sale price includes a 16.5% buyer's premium of A$75,900, which brings the total to A$535,900.
Bradman played his last series on home soil against India in 1947-48, scoring 715 runs in six innings at an average of 178.75 and securing a 4-0 victory for Australia. The series was Bradman's last international match before his retirement from cricket.
The baggy green cap is worn by Australian players during Test cricket, but players are now given new caps for each series they play, with debutants receiving one that they keep throughout their careers.
Bradman died aged 92 in 2001. The Sohoni family has kept the cap in good condition and only allowed a select few to view it before its sale at auction.
I'm low-key shocked by this record price! A$460,000 for a cricket cap is wild 
. I mean, Don Bradman was like a god on the pitch, right? 
The fact that only 11 of these caps exist and it's been kept in secret for so long makes it even more special 
. I'm glad the Sohoni family decided to pass it down instead of selling it for a quick buck 
. It's a piece of cricket history now 
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I mean, can you believe this record price for a cricket memorabilia? A$460,000 is crazy! It's like, the baggy green cap is super rare and only eleven exist, so that's gotta be worth a pretty penny. Don Bradman was literally a legend on the cricket field, averaged 99.94 across 52 matches, talk about impressive! And it's even crazier that this cap has never been publicly displayed before... I guess it's like a piece of history or something. The fact that it went to auction and broke the record price is just mind-blowing 
. The Sohoni family has kept it in good condition, which is awesome, 'cause now we can all learn from it 
. Can't wait to see where it ends up next 
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I mean, I was watching cricket matches on TV with my grandpa back in the day when Don Bradman played, and he'd tell me stories about how great he was 
I remember watching old VHS tapes of Bradman's matches at my friend's house, we'd try to imagine what it was like to be a pro cricketer back then 
It's amazing how much history is hidden in these small items, you know? 
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anyway, pretty cool to see how much the Sohoni family's treasured possession sold for!
. I wonder what kind of offer they got from other collectors before this auction? Did they know it was going to go for so much?!