Bradman’s rare 1947–48 Baggy Green worn against India fetches high price, fans cheer its return

Background Image: General view of Sir Don Bradman statue at the Adelaide Oval, Right image: The 1947–48 Donald Bradman Baggy Green which was auctioned/Left image: Cricket fan and MCG Tour operator Nigel D’Mello Credit: Credits: AAP Photos/SBS Hindi Credit: Credits: AAP Photos/SBS Hindi

A Baggy Green cap worn by Sir Donald Bradman during Australia’s 1947 Test series against India has sold at auction for $460,000. While this rare piece of Australian sporting history fetched a significant sum, it falls short of the record set by Shane Warne’s Test cap, which sold for just over a million dollars in 2020 to raise funds for the Australian Red Cross following the 2019 Black Saturday bushfires. In this podcast, we chat with the MCG’s Hindi-speaking tour guide, Nigel D'Mello, who says he’s delighted as a cricket fan that it has come back to Australia.

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Published 27 January 2026 4:38pm

Updated 28 January 2026 4:56pm

By Deborah Groarke

Presented by Natasha Kaul

Source: SBS

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A Baggy Green cap worn by Sir Donald Bradman during Australia’s 1947 Test series against India has sold at auction for $460,000. While this rare piece of Australian sporting history fetched a significant sum, it falls short of the record set by Shane Warne’s Test cap, which sold for just over a million dollars in 2020 to raise funds for the Australian Red Cross following the 2019 Black Saturday bushfires. In this podcast, we chat with the MCG’s Hindi-speaking tour guide, Nigel D'Mello, who says he’s delighted as a cricket fan that it has come back to Australia.

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