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Don Bradman baggy green sold for AU$460,000

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:55:59 GMT

Cap worn during India's maiden tour as independent nation auctioned after being hidden for 75 years

Bradman baggy green bought for over $400,000

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:08:57 GMT

The National Museum of Australia has acquired the cap, one of just 11 worn by Bradman known to exist

Langer breaks Bradman runs record

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Justin Langer has surpassed the legendary Sir Don Bradman and become Australia's leading run-scorer in first-class cricket

Bradman's cap sold to undisclosed buyer

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The baggy green cap worn by Sir Donald Bradman during the 1948 Invincibles Tour has been sold to an undisclosed buyer for between $A400,000 and $A420,000

Bradman's first Test bat stays in Australia

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The bat used by Sir Donald Bradman in his first Test match will stay in Australia after being bought by an Australian bidder for A$145,000 at an auction in Melbourne

'Bradman remains unassailable'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ricky Ponting has rated the achievements of Don Bradman above those of the Olympic swimmers Michael Phelps and Mark Spitz and sprinter Usain Bolt

Family in awe of modern love for Bradman

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The son of Don Bradman says he continues to be "astounded" by the amount of affection directed towards his late father

Bradman's 'official' letters discovered

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Private letters written by Don Bradman, mostly to former Australian board chairman Bob Parish, on a variety of subjects have been discovered by Cricket Australia just days before his birth centenary

Invincible

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Were the 1948 Australians the best team of them all

Ponting given key role for Bradman anniversary

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ricky Ponting will become the first current player to deliver the Bradman Oration

New South Wales opens Hall of Fame

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The 12 members of New South Wales' team of the past 150 years will be the first inductees of the state's Hall of Fame when it is opened on Friday night

Tendulkar to make Bradman Museum donation

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sachin Tendulkar will make a donation to the new Bradman Museum in Adelaide as a way of paying tribute to his batting idol

Bodyline timeline - February 1933

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A day-by-day account of the 1932-33 Bodyline series ... February 1933

MCC outclass New South Wales

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT

A match report from The Cricketer of the MCC's tour game against New South Wales

Larwood - and Bodyline's - last hurrah

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT

A match report from The Cricketer of the 5th Test at the SCG

Bradman back with a bang

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:01 GMT

A match report from The Cricketer of the 2nd Test at Melbourne

Bodyline timeline - January 1933

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A day-by-day account of the 1932-33 Bodyline series ... January 1933

Bodyline timeline - December 1932

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A day-by-day account of the 1932-33 Bodyline series ... December 1932

Bodyline timeline - November 1932

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A day-by-day account of the 1932-33 Bodyline series ... November 1932

Bodyline

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 08:50:48 GMT

Martin Williamson with a brief history of Bodyline

Bradman bat fetches $58,000

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The bat used by Don Bradman in his first Test against England at Brisbane's Exhibition Ground in 1928-29 has been sold at auction in Sydney to an undisclosed buyer for $58,000

Bradman bat expected to fetch Aus$120,000

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A piece of cricket history will be auctioned in Melbourne on Thursday when a bat used by Don Bradman on his way to a double century is expected to fetch up to Aus$120,000

Bradman family slams biscuit deal

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

On Monday, the Bangalore-based Unibic stepped the marketing of their Bradman Chocolate Chip Cookies ... but the Bradman family are far from happy

Bradman's house listing goes against his wishes

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sir Donald Bradman's Adelaide home will be heritage listed in a decision that is against his wishes

A whimper not a bang

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Neil Harvey, Arthur Morris and others relive Don Bradman's last innings

Don Bradman

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sir Donald Bradman was indisputably the greatest player the game has ever seen

Murali misses out in Benaud's Greatest XI

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Richie Benaud, the former Australian captain and current doyen of television commentators, has named his World XI of the 20th century

Bradman bat fetches $18,000

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The bat Don Bradman used during one of his final first-class centuries on Australian soil has been bought for $18,000.

The highest score in Test cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

How the record for the highest score in Test cricket has changed hands over the years

The Inside Edge top 50 greatest innings

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The top 50 in full

Bradman's 254 voted best ever

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sir Donald Bradman's status as the Superman of Australian batsmanship lives on, with two of The Don's most gargantuan knocks voted among the three greatest innings ever played by Australian cricketers

Oration delivered by Mr Michael Parkinson, CBE

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The full text of Michael Parkinson's speech to the Sir Donald Bradman Oration

A history of defeat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In our build-up to the upcoming series, we look back at India's previous tours to Australia

Bradman's first cap put on display

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sir Donald Bradman's first baggy green cap has been put on display in South Australia after its chance discovery

Schooling Ranji, meeting Bradman

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In many ways, Rajkot is the unlikeliest city to have a thriving cricket culture

No lack of memories as the MCG turns 150

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It is a measure of the hold it has on the sporting psyche of the people of Melbourne that yesterday's 150th anniversary of the Melbourne Cricket Ground evoked so many personal memories of Test cricket's first venue

Bradman's 1948 cap to go on show

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The baggy green cap worn by Sir Donald Bradman on Australia's 1948 tour of England, including his final Test innings, will go on tour around Australia, according to Tim Serisier, the cap's owner

A true competitor

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

1955 That great competitor Allan Border was born

If at first you don't succeed...

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

All Today's Yesterdays - July 23 down the years July 22 | July 24 1953 Birth of a batsman who took a while to find his feet in Test cricket but went on to become the best of his generation

The real deal

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

1973 When he was captain, nobody in world cricket had as much on his plate as Shaun Pollock , who was born today

Bradman would dominate any era

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bill Brown and Steve Waugh chat at the gathering of Australian Test cricketers in Sydney At the gathering of over 150 Australian cricketers in Sydney much of the talk was about former players in general, and Don Bradman in particular

Cowdrey's crowning glory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

1968 An Edgbaston fairytale

Bradman's last Baggy Green fetches big bucks

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

An anonymous Australian buyer has paid a record Aus$425,000 (US$283,000) for the baggy green cap worn by Donald Bradman when he ended his legendary Test career

Bradman betrayal spills into public arena

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sir Donald Bradman's off-field feuding with ex-teammates and writers including the outspoken R

Rare Bradman bust for ICC Cricket World Cup 2003

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A rare bronze bust of the late Sir Donald Bradman will go on auction for charity during Charity Banquets held in South Africa during the ICC Cricket World Cup in February 2003

Moving service remembers The Don

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The life of Sir Donald Bradman was remembered tonight in a moving service in front of about 700 invited guests at St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide

Australia prepares for memorial to The Don

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The official memorial service for the late Sir Donald Bradman will be a national event in Australia this evening

Bradman in Sri Lanka

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Don Bradman visited Sri Lanka four times in the years 1930, 1934, 1938 & 1948 with the Australian cricket team's 'whistle stop' tours on their way to England

Sir Donald Bradman tribute at the WACA

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cricket fans and players will pay tribute to the passing of Sir Donald Bradman before play starts tomorrow, Friday 2 March, in the Pura Cup match at the WACA Ground

Bradman's sad demise - a loss to cricket world

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

With the sad demise of Sir Don Bradman, the cricket world has lost a legend

Tributes continue to pour in for Bradman

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Not unexpectedly, the tributes for Sir Donald Bradman continued to pour in from all over the world for the second day in succession

India joins the world in paying tribute to `King among all batsmen'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The tributes to Sir Donald Bradman came from all over the world and India did not lag behind in paying its respects to the greatest run getter in the game's history

Tributes to Sir Don - a selection

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

With over 2000 tributes already on CricInfo spead over 100 pages of the site, we thought it might be interesting to highlight a few selected gems

Steve Waugh speaks about the passing of Sir Donald Bradman

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australian captain Steve Waugh spoke this morning from India about the recent passing of Sir Donald Bradman

Cricket world in mourning as its greatest legend passes

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Even to those who never saw him play, Sir Donald Bradman has always been a revered figure

Sir Donald Bradman dies

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sir Donald Bradman, the greatest Australian cricketer of all time, and in the eyes of many the greatest cricketer from any country, has died at the age of 92

An ounce of luck is worth a ton of skill: Hemu Adhikari

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

During his visit to Chennai to receive the sixth CK Nayudu award instituted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Lt.Col Hemu Adhikari spoke to CricInfo on his long and illustrious career as player, manager and coach

What Bradman's birthday means to the Indian cricket fan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sir Donald Bradman turns 92 today

Average century score in test cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Scoring a century has always been a great achievement in Test cricket

When Bradman came to Canada

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Early in 1932 "Foxy Dean", the captain of Ontario from the Toronto and Parkdale Clubs, requested the retired leg-spin and googly bowler Arthur Mailey to select a team of Australian cricketers for a Goodwill Tour of Canada and the United States that

Bradman and the Indian connection (27 August 1999)

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The man who averaged 99.94 in Test cricket celebrates his 91st birthday on Friday

The Don at 91 (27 August 1999)

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Think about all the famous sports personalities whose birthdays are widely celebrated each year, half a century after their retirement from their chosen sport

Spirit of Bradman more than a match for dark forces (10 January 1999)

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

I AM sitting in my room in Sydney thinking about Indian bookmakers spinning webs around Test cricketers like Salim Malik, Shane Warne and Mark Waugh, wondering how many more schoolboy heroes will be implicated and whether their mere apologies will be

Chance to savour the Don (16 December 1998)

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

THE personalities of Sir Donald Bradman and W G Grace and everything about them have a seemingly inexhaustible appeal to followers of cricket, as their recent anniversaries have made clear, 90th in one case, 150th in the other

Australia celebrates as Bradman enters nineties (27 Aug 1998)

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

HE'S 90 today

EW Swanton: The Don still a huge hit after all the passing years (22 Aug 1998)

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

IN HIS standard work, A History of Cricket, H S Altham's chapter entitled 'The Coming of WG' salutes the emer gence of the game from its ancient pastoral roots