Donald Bradman's baggy green to go under the hammer
A baggy green worn by Sir Donald Bradman during the 1947-48 series against India has gone to auction.
3 hours agoTue 30 Dec 2025 at 1:33am
Sir Donald Bradman wore the cap in the 1947-48 series against India. (Getty Images: S&G/PA Images)
In short:
A baggy green worn by Sir Donald Bradman is up for auction.
The cap was worn by Bradman during the 1947-48 series against India and was subsequently gifted to fellow Test cricketer S.W Sohoni.
What's next?
The baggy green will go under the hammer on January 26.
A baggy green cap worn by Sir Donald Bradman will go under the hammer on Australia Day.
The man known fondly as "The Don" remains one of the greatest sportspeople of all time, scoring 29 Test-match centuries in 52 matches from 1928 to 1949.
Now one of his baggy green caps is up for auction, with bidding opening at $1 and set to close on January 26.
Bradman's baggy green will go under the hammer on January 26. (Lloyds Auctioneers and Valuers)
Bradman gifted the cap to India Test cricketer S.W. Sohoni and it has remained with the family for more than 75 years, never offered for public sale or displayed outside the family.
Unlike modern Australian players, the Test cricketers of Bradman's era wore a different cap for each series.
"This is a genuine piece of cricket history that Sir Donald Bradman personally gifted," Lloyds Auctions Lee Hames said.
"Its uninterrupted family ownership for 75 years and its direct link to 'The Don' make it one of the most important Bradman-related pieces to come to auction."
Bradman retired from Test cricket in 1948 with a career batting average of 99.94 – a record widely regarded as one of the greatest statistical achievements in world sport.
The cap, worn during the 1947-48 series against India, will be offered at public auction, drawing international interest from private collectors, museums, institutions and fans.
Bradman's first Baggy Green Australian cap from his 1928 debut season was sold for $450,000 in 2020, according to Cricket Australia.
The record price for a baggy green belongs to Shane Warne.
The leg spinner's cap was sold, in aid of emergency services responding to the 2019-20 bushfires, to the Commonwealth Bank for $1,007,500, but Warne only wore the one cap.
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