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Shane Warne’s $1m baggy green finds permanent home next to Bradman – The Guardian
The dog-eared cap worn by the spinning great has landed at its new permanent home after a months-long tour of Australia
The dog-eared cap worn by spinning great Shane Warne has landed at its new permanent home after a months-long tour of Australia and will now reside alongside the headgear of fellow cricket royalty including Don Bradman, Christina Matthews and Victor Trumper.
Warne put his baggy green up for auction to raise funds for the bushfire appeal in January this year. It exceeded expectations and fetched $1m after the Commonwealth Bank acquired it via a donation to the Australian Red Cross.
It has since…
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