Sir Donald Bradman's bat to be auctioned on August 15th

Sir Donald Bradman

World and Australian cricket’s biggest legend, Sir Donald Bradman’s cricket bat is set to be auctioned on August 15th, 2013.

The Sykes bat was used by the Don in his last first class match in his home country before departing on the 1948 tour to England. Bradman, as was his wont, scored a century with this bat en route to a score of 115.

The bat has been signed by the entire team who were subsequently called “the Invincibles”, and is expected to fetch around Aus$20,000 (US$17,900) according to reports from NDTV.

The bat had been housed at the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) since 1984 and will be auctioned in the city of Melbourne.

“Few items of cricketing memorabilia overshadow those belonging to Sir Donald Bradman,” said Mr.Leski the man who owns the company in charge of the auction.

“Of these, his bats are among the most prized possessions because they were his ultimate stock in trade.

“Together with his baggy green caps, they represent his unique talent that has yet to be matched.”

Don Bradman who passed away in 2001 at the age of 92 had played his last match on this particular tour of 1948 and even though he failed to score in his last innings he ended up with a batting average of 99.94, which will probably never be beaten.