Cricket icon’s Baggy Green cap for sale
The cap, kept in one family for 75 years and authenticated, opens for bidding at $1 with expectations to exceed $1 million at auction.
- On Australia Day, Monday January 26, 2026, Lloyds Auctions will put a rare Baggy Green cap from Sir Donald Bradman's Test career up for public auction, with bidding opening at $1.
- Lloyds Auctions chief Lee Hames said the cap was gifted by Sir Donald Bradman to S.W. Sohoni and has remained in the family for more than 75 years, making it highly significant.
- In December 2024 a Bradman cap from the 1947-48 Test series sold in Sydney for $390,000, rising to $479,700, while his 1928 debut Baggy Green fetched $450,000 in 2020.
- Experts predict the cap could fetch $1m or more, prompting fierce competition, as Lloyds Auctions expects strong interest from private collectors, museums and cricket fans when the sale closes on Australia Day.
- The sale is the third Bradman cap auction in just over five years, with Sir Donald Bradman retired from Test cricket in 1948 averaging 99.94 and scoring 715 runs at 178.75 in the 1947-48 Test series.
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Donald Bradman's baggy green up for sale
A rare Baggy Green cap personally handed by Sir Donald Bradman to a fellow Test cricketer has been fully authenticated and will go under the hammer at Lloyds Auctions, with bidding opening at $1 and set to close on Australia Day, Monday January 26, 2026. The cap was given directly by Bradman to a fellow test cricketer who shared the field with him late in his legendary career. It has remained in the recipient’s family for more than 75 years, pas…
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A rare Baggy Green cap, worn by Sir Donald Bradman during the landmark 1947/48 home series against India and gifted to S.W. Sohoni, will be auctioned publicly for the first time, attracting international interest due to its unique provenance and historical significance.
Iconic Bradman Baggy Green Set for Historic Auction
A rare Baggy Green cap worn by Sir Donald Bradman during the 1947/48 series against India will be auctioned next month. Gifted to Sriranga Wasudev Sohoni, this cap has been in family possession for over 75 years. The auction invites global interest from collectors and museums.
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