Bradman cap set to break record in auction

Serisier now wants to auction the cap and though auctioneer Charles Leski says a better timing could have fetched a higher price, the piece of memorabilia can still invite a hefty bid in the range of 600,000 to 750,000 dollars.

8220;I defy anybody to tell me anything in Australian sport that is more important or has a higher status,8221; Leski was quoted as saying by 8216;The Sydney Morning Herald8217;.

8220;This is the single most valuable item we8217;ve ever auctioned 8211; sporting, Australian, across the board,8221; he added.

The auctioneer8217;s confidence stems from the fact that a Bradman bat was recently sold for a world-record price of 145,000 dollars.

The cap comes with a memo signed by Bradman in 1996 declaring that 8220;on his twelfth birthday I gave Richard Robins one of my Aust. XI caps8221;.

Richard Robins8217; father, Walter, played 19 Tests for England and was Bradman8217;s 8220;best pal in the cricket world.8221;