The cricket bat used by Sir Donald Bradman in the 1934 Ashes series is now the most expensive bat in the world.
The cricket bat used by Sir Donald Bradman in the 1934 Ashes series is now the most expensive bat in the world after selling at auction.The bat was used by Bradman in the 1934 Ashes series, where he scored his second triple centuryIt's the second of Bradman's bats to sell this year and has broken the record set by the previous one
Online bidding for the William Sykes & Son bat reached $245,500, with the winning sum slightly higher. Pickles Auctions executive director Gavin Dempsey said the item was one of the rarest pieces of Australian sporting memorabilia. Bradman wrote his two top scores from the series – 304 at Headingley and 244 at the Oval – on the back of the bat.
It is also inscribed with "Bradman private" — the mark that distinguishes his game bats from those he signed."And only one of two which he scored a triple century with."
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