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National Museum Buys Bradman’s 1946–47 Ashes Baggy Green for $438,550

A federal grant helped secure the rare cap for public display in Canberra.

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A cap won by cricketing great Don Bradman during the 1946-47 Ashes series was sold for US$287,000 to Australia's National Museum
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Overview

  • The federal government covered half the purchase via a cultural acquisition grant, with Arts Minister Tony Burke calling it an important piece of national history.
  • The cap is now on public view in the museum’s Landmarks gallery within the National History Collection alongside other Bradman items.
  • Bradman wore it while captaining the first post‑WWII Ashes, as Australia won the five‑Test series 3–0 and he scored 680 runs at an average of 97.14.
  • The museum describes the cap as “battle‑worn” and carried out only minimal conservation, noting sweat stains and a slightly bent brim.
  • Bradman gave the cap to wicketkeeper Ron Saggers after the 1946–47 season, and it is one of 11 known Bradman baggy greens, with most others in private hands.