A.L. 'Lindsay' Hassett's Australian 'Baggy Green' Test cricket cap, from the 1950-1951 Test series
Estimate $35,000 – $45,000
green wool, embroidered with the Australian coat-of-arms and the series date '1950-51' embroidered in coloured silk, with a 'Farmer's Sydney' label inscribed in ink 'A.L Hassett', framed with a black and white photograph of Hassett and his career statistics.
Please note that the image housed in this display actually depicts the cricketer Neil Harvey.
63.5 x 63 cm (overall)
Accompanied by a letter from Russell Crowe stating his ownership.
Provenance
Sport in Australia & Historical and Literary Properties, Christie's Australia, Melbourne, 31 July 2001, lot 339
Mr Russell Crowe, Sydney, acquired from the above
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