da casino： Australian cricket great Greg Chappell is to sell his personal collection ofcricket memorabilia on 31 July
Matthew Appleby28-Jul-2001Australian cricket great Greg Chappell is to sell his personal collection ofcricket memorabilia on 31 July.The clothing, equipment and documents on offer are estimated to fetch$A150,000 to $A250,000, said Christies spokesman Michael Ludgrove.”The most significant collection of an Australian Test captain to appear atpublic auction” will be sold in Melbourne, as Ashes fever reaches a peak inthe UK.Chappell, 52, currently coaches South Australia. He retired in 1984 with 7,110Test runs in 87 Tests (average 53.86) including 24 centuries.Ludgrove added that Chappell had recently moved house and found thecollection of baggy green caps, blazers, bats and cricket contracts (amongalmost 100 lots) “too large for one person to maintain”.The sale will also feature a cricket bat signed by Don Bradman, which heused in the Bodyline series and again in 1963, when he played in a PrimeMinister’s team against England.Australian Formula One legend Alan Jones also has items in the auction.Meanwhile, at Sotheby’s in London, a sale on 18 July brought prices of£6,000 (estimate £2,500) for Fred Trueman’s 300th Test wicket-taking ball(against Australia in 1964).Walter Hammond’s 1938/9 South Africa touring blazer fetched £5,040 and anear complete run of Wisdens 1879-1984, lacking 1916 and others, made£7,970.