A ‘baggy green’ cap worn by Don Bradman during a series against India in 1947-48 has been sold for A$460,000 (\u00a3232,000) at auction, fetching the highest price for a cap worn by the legendary Australian batter.<\/p>\n
Bradman had given the cap to Indian cricketer Sriranga Wasudev Sohoni, whose family looked after it for the past 75 years.<\/p>\n
The baggy green cap is worn by Australian players for Test cricket.<\/p>\n
In Bradman’s era players were given a new cap for each series, but now Test debutants are awarded a cap which they retain for their entire career.<\/p>\n
The cap Bradman gave Sohoni, one of 11 he wore that are known to exist, has never previously been on public display.<\/p>\n
“That’s over three generations under lock and key. If you were a family member you were only allowed to look at it when you were 16-years-old for five minutes,” said Lee Hames, the chief operating officer of Lloyds Auctioneers and Valuers, who held the auction.<\/p>\n
The cap was sold to an anonymous bidder and will be kept on display at an Australian museum. <\/p>\n
The cap, which has ‘D.G. Bradman’ and ‘S.W. Sohoni’ inscribed on the inside, is in good condition. <\/p>\n
The price paid for the cap, once a 16.5% buyer’s premium of A$75,900 is added, totals $535,900, greater than the previous record holder, a baggy green from the same series that was sold in 2024.<\/p>\n