da cassino online： Sir Donald Bradman’s 1947 baggy green cap apparently set a new record inMelbourne yesterday, but auctioneer Michael Ludgrove is not revealingthe price.
AAP24-Feb-2003Sir Donald Bradman’s 1947 baggy green cap apparently set a new record inMelbourne yesterday, but auctioneer Michael Ludgrove is not revealingthe price.The cap, from the 1947-48 Test series against India, is the first of TheDon’s baggy greens to be offered at public auction.However, it did not go under the hammer: it was sold before the auctionfor an undisclosed price, Mr Ludgrove said.”It sold for a record figure which has to remain undisclosed at thisstage,” Mr Ludgrove said.”It exceeded a Bradman sculpture which previously sold for $180,000,while baggy greens usually fetch between $30,000 to $40,000.”A suitable offer was made before the auction which was acceptable tothe vendor and acting on his instructions we withdrew it.”I can say that it is a record figure for any item of cricketmemorabilia or any baggy green,” he said.The bid was made by a successful Sydney businessman aged under 40, hesaid.The cap was given to India’s team manager Pankaj Gupta by Sir Donald in1948 after Australia played India at the Adelaide Oval.It has been handed down to different owners since.The vendor, who wished to remain anonymous, lives in London.A life-size bronze sculpture of Bradman’s cover drive, expected to reachbetween $100,000 and $200,000 was passed in at $95,000, as was the batwielded by Sir Garfield Sobers when he smashed six sixes in a six-ballover in 1968.The bat was expected to fetch between $200,000 to $300,000 but biddingceased at $150,000.Other lots included the baggy green cap of Neil Harvey from the 1956Ashes series ($15,000), a signed photograph of bushranger Ned Kelly in aboxing pose ($30,000) and ornithologist John Gould’s eight volume Birdsof Australia, which sold for $260,000.An auction of the images and historical press photograph collections ofMiller, Sam Loxton, Bill Johnston and Lindsay Hassett scheduled fortomorrow (Monday) has been cancelled following their pre-sale for$75,000, Mr Ludgrove said.They are now owned by a Melbourne collector.