Overview
- Lloyds Auctions has opened online bidding at A$1, with the sale scheduled to close on January 26, 2026.
- The cap carries interior labels with “D. G. Bradman” and “S. W. Sohoni” and has remained in Sohoni’s family for more than 75 years without public display or prior sale.
- Auctioneers say authentication is complete, with Lloyds’ Lee Hames calling it one of the most important Bradman-related pieces to reach the market.
- Bradman wore the cap during the 1947–48 home Tests against India, the visitors’ first tour after independence, a 4–0 series Australia dominated as Bradman amassed 715 runs in six innings.
- Recent benchmarks include Bradman caps selling for about A$450,000 and A$479,700, while Shane Warne’s Baggy Green holds the record at A$1,007,500, prompting predictions this sale could reach seven figures.