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Auctioneer ‘awaiting instruction’ after bidding on Don Bradman’s first baggy green falls short of expectations
Bidding for Sir Donald Bradman’s first baggy green cap has ended well below expectations and for much less than the record for one belonging to the legendary Australian cricketer.
Key points:
- Sir Donald Bradman made his debut for Australia in 1928
- He gave the cap he wore to Peter Dunham
- It is being sold to pay Dunham’s creditors
An online auction for the 1928 cap ended at 7:00pm ACDT, with a $391,500 bid from someone with the initials S.C. from the Brisbane suburb of Greenslopes.
Auctioneers had hoped to attract between $1 million and $2 million for the cap, which is being sold to pay creditors of the owner, former bankrupt Adelaide accountant and convicted fraudster Peter Dunham.
Gavin Dempsey from auction house Pickles said he was “awaiting…
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