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Don Bradman's Schoolboy Bat as…
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Sydney
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5-Jun-2024
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Don Bradman's Schoolboy Bat as used 1919-1920 A much-used cricket bat as used by Don Bradman aged 11 and 12 while playing for Bowral Primary and Bowral ?A', with "DGB" noted to left reverse shoulder. A very large number of other signatures and notes are on the bat, which Bradman gave to his neighbour George Hambridge in Bowral, after he received one of Sidney Cupitt's bats now exhibited at the Bradman Museum. Gift from Bradman to George Hambridge 1920, then to John Thomas and thence to current vendor. Bradman played his first real cricket match aged 11 for Bowral Primary on Glebe Oval (now Bradman Oval) where he scored 55*. In his next match against Mittagong High he made 115* out of 156, and in the second innings was asked to retire on 72*. This was his last match for the school as other schools refused to play if he was in the team. Bradman was invited to act as scorer for the Bowral team, alongside the players who included Sidney Cupitt, his father and two uncles. On October 23 Bowral ?A' team was one player short and Bradman aged 12 came in number 10 and scored 37*. The following week he scored 29*, and local papers noted a future champion. Cupitt gives Bradman one of his own bats in recognition of the event. COA from Bradman Copyright Materials with this bat.
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Memorabilia: Sporting - Cricket