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Don Bradman's first test Bat a Warren Bardsley 'Model-De-Luxe'…
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Melbourne
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24-Sep-2008
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Don Bradman's first test Bat a Warren Bardsley 'Model-De-Luxe' made by Duke & Sons, England, signed to the reverse under the headings '1928 England and Australia' - 19 signatures from the 1928-29 English team headed by Chapman, including Jardine, tete (2), Hendren, Leyland, Pataudi, Larwood; and to the right reverse 17 signatures headed unusually by Jackson and including an early Bradman, Ryder, Woodfull, Andrews, O'Reilly, Richardson. Later inclusions collected by Bradman for this charity item include Richardson, Ironmonger and Alexander. 47 signatures in all. Unique and most desirable. This is Don Bradman's first test cricket bat, donated by him for 'The Most Popular Boy Cricketer Competition For Don Bradman's Bat' arranged by the Sun newspaper (Sydney) in 1930. Boys sold tickets, referred to as 'Runs', at a cost of 1d each, with the money raised to endow the 'Don Bradman Cot' at the hospital, the winner of the competition was George Lethbridge, then a student at Mowbray House school, Chatswood, whose 27,554 runs represented over À114 to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for children.
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Memorabilia: Sporting - Cricket