{"id":664672,"date":"2026-05-11T21:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/664672\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T21:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:42:09","slug":"aussie-cricket-captain-pat-cummins-buys-4-8m-semi-at-rear-of-16m-bronte-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/664672\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussie cricket captain Pat Cummins buys $4.8m semi at rear of $16m Bronte home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins and his interior designer wife Becky Boston have expanded their Bronte property holding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Their $4.8m purchase is an original semi at the rear of their $16m home, all within walking distance of the Bronte cafe scene and beach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The strategic pocket-sized 323sq m purchase had last traded for $88,000 four decades ago. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Alexander Phillips and Thomas Fuller from PPD quietly sold the home via a coming-soon noticeboard marketing campaign in January, with details only emerging on its recent settlement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The two-bedroom, one-bathroom cul-de-sac semi comes with off-street parking for one, plus a long grassed rear yard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">MORE \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/exsilverchair-frontman-daniel-johns-selling-newcastle-lot-for-around-3m\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=daily_telegraph&amp;campaignPlacement=article\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Why?\u2019: Daniel Johns \u2018gives up\u2019 on $10m move<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post- wp-image-1125792\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1125792\" data-capiid=\"6458bb2570de4e6eb30635e399de8a82\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1024 768&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1125792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pat Cummins and wife Becky Boston have bought an original semi at the rear of their $16m home. Picture: property.com.au<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post- wp-image-1125793\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1125793\" data-capiid=\"b0f7b14de06c08d4fbb68b576216893a\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1024 768&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1125793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bronte mansion before being hidden behind trees. Picture: Supplied<\/p>\n<p>It seems likely Cummins and Boston will incorporate the property into their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailytelegraph.com.au\/news\/nsw\/the-sell-charity-runner-nedd-brockmanns-12m-newcastle-property-purchase\/news-story\/5945869e584e2b46bbd0808ada0add6b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">neighbouring expansive family home renovation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The five-bedroom, four-bathroom main home, which sits on 744sq m holding, dates back to 1888 during the land boom of 1875 to 1889 when Italianate and Gothic homes replaced cottages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/lifestyle\/double-bay-penthouse-sold-off-the-plan-for-circa-50-million\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=daily_telegraph&amp;campaignPlacement=article\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$50m penthouse smashes Sydney real estate records<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post- wp-image-1125794\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1125794\" data-capiid=\"c2f59a356d82a85fe72850cc7fcb4daa\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1024 768&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1125794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cricketer Pat Cummins and Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson at a Bronte cafe. Cummins\u2019 properties are within walking distance of the local cafe scene and beach. Picture: Supplied<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The big home was bought from Keri Spooner, the Waverley councillor who\u2019d paid $990,000 in 1996 with her late husband Brian O\u2019Neill, the former NSW Industrial Relations commissioner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">A review of the property purchases reveals Phillips has bought and sold property for Cummins over recent years, quietly so as not to upset their relationship. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Phillips sold Cummins\u2019 his former Bronte home, the revived Victorian manor Figtree House, for $9.5m in 2021. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/aussie-cricket-captain-pat-cummins-sells-sydney-home-for-15m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">It was sold off market for $15m in February<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Cummins\u2019 former Beach St, Clovelly, apartment was sold by Phillips for $3.7m in 2021, after Cummins had paid $1,362,500 eight years earlier in 2013, shortly before he turned 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/tv-legends-dream-home-sells\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=daily_telegraph&amp;campaignPlacement=article\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TV legend\u2019s dream home finally sells<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post- wp-image-1125795\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1125795\" data-capiid=\"56acea8a7bd740fb41168cdcd6b88e5e\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1024 768&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1125795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pat Cummins and wife Becky Boston. Picture: Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Cummins had previously commuted from his Mount Riverview family home in the lower Blue Mountains for training at the SCG. He now ranks sixth on the all-time wicket taking list with 315.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The couple met in 2013 at a bar in Kings Cross when Boston was an a working holiday visa from the UK. In 2021, they welcomed their first child, Albie. They had Edie, last year. They married in 2022 at Byron Bay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Meanwhile, former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke has set a May 28 auction date for his redundant Vaucluse house. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/jackie-os-cunning-30m-exit-plan\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=daily_telegraph&amp;campaignPlacement=article\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jackie O\u2019s cunning $30m exit plan amid Kyle split<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post- wp-image-1125796\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1125796\" data-capiid=\"97bd499cb381ecbfd75687d59b9ad8d5\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 768 1024&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"  alt=\"Australia v England: 2025\/26 Ashes Series - Third Test: Day 3\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1125796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pat Cummins in action for Australia. Picture: Getty<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Bill Malouf of Highland Double Bay recently tweaked the price guidance from above $20m to $18m-plus. It was bought for $13.1m in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Last November Clarke bought a tri-level mansion with a pool and tennis court for $19.85m which settled last month. It had been listed at $21.5m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/rents-mortgages-force-aussies-to-withdraw-thousands-in-savings\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=daily_telegraph&amp;campaignPlacement=article\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Australia\u2019s $85bn savings crisis exposed<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/how-truck-driver-used-brute-force-to-pay-off-his-home-20-years-early\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=daily_telegraph&amp;campaignPlacement=article\" title=\"www.realestate.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Broke 39yo truckie paid off home in 10 years<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realcommercial.com.au\/news\/aussie-commercial-investor-reveals-insider-tricks-that-saved-him-thousands\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=daily_telegraph&amp;campaignPlacement=article\" title=\"www.realcommercial.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018$90 Bunnings gadget saved me from a $3m mistake\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins and his interior designer wife Becky Boston have expanded their Bronte property holding.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":664673,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[64,63,740,85],"class_list":["post-664672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cricket","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=664672"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664672\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/664673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=664672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=664672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=664672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}