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Gill’s Match-Worn Jersey Leads Budds Auction That Nets Funds for Red For Ruth

Held from July 10 to 27 at Lord’s, the auction drew collectors eager to secure rare match-worn jerseys with proceeds funding bereavement support through Red For Ruth

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Overview

  • The Budds auction, concluded on August 9, featured memorabilia from the India vs England Test series at Lord’s to benefit Sir Andrew Strauss’s Red For Ruth initiative
  • Proceeds will bolster the Ruth Strauss Foundation’s Red For Ruth program, which provides bereavement support for families facing parental cancer and funds non-smoking lung cancer research
  • Shubman Gill’s signed, unwashed jersey sold for £4,600 as the highest-bidding player item, underscoring demand for authentic match-worn kits
  • Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah’s jerseys fetched £4,200 each, followed by KL Rahul’s at £4,000 and England captain Joe Root’s at £3,800
  • Sacha Jafri’s canvas painting of England’s 2019 World Cup-winning moment earned the auction’s top overall bid of £5,000