SIR DONALD BRADMAN, 1946-47 baggy green cap of wool with Australian coat-of-arms and date "1946-47" in coloured silk, maker's label reading "Farmer's, Sydney," inscribed in ink "D.G. Bradman" (lacking button on top, some small moth holes, wear to interior); sold with a letter of provenance from the vendor. The 1946-47 season marked Don Bradman's glorious return to cricket after the war. He was not only the Captain of this young and extremely talented Australian side but one of three selectors. As Norman Preston recorded in Wisden : "Early in the season Bradman looked far from well, but long days in the sun soon restored him almost to his old self. At first his batting, for Bradman, was uncertain. He had set such a high standard that one could not help being surprised at seeing him in difficulties; but, as in the past, his mammoth scores put Australia on top. Even more important was the way he moulded his men together, always encouraging them on the field and telling the bowlers what they should do." In the first test at Brisbane, there was a controversial moment in Australia's first innings when Bradman was 28 and the total 74 for two wickets. Facing Voce, the Australian capain chopped the ball to second slip. Ikin thought he had made a perfectly good catch but "Bradman survived the appeal, and not only went on to hit his first Test century against England at Brisbane but, with Hassett, he added 276 and established a new third-wicket record stand for these matches" before Edrich finally bowled him for 187. In the second Test at Sydney he "batted superbly despite a pronounced limp." He and Barnes each hit 234, establishing a new fifth wicket partnership record of 405. This led to England's second defeat by an innings in two successive matches. In the drawn Melbourne Test Bradman was twice bowled by Yardley for 79 and 49. In the fourth Test at Adelaide Alec Bedser produced "an almost unplayable ball that bowled Bradman for 0," and in a thrilling game both sides had a chance of victory, but Bradman eventually chose to steer his team to a safe draw, scoring 56 not out in his second innings. Australia won the fifth Test at Sydney by five wickets, but the game was again gripping, and it was a Bradman-Hassett stand of 98 in the second innings that turned the issue in favour of Australia. Bradman topped the very high Australian batting averages for the series with 680 runs at 97.14, followed by Miller, Barnes, Morris, McCool, Hassett, and then Lindwall.
SIR DONALD BRADMAN, 1946-47 baggy green cap of wool with Australian coat-of-arms and date "1946-47" in coloured silk, maker's label reading "Farmer's, Sydney," inscribed in ink "D.G. Bradman" (lacking button on top, some small moth holes, wear to interior); sold with a letter of provenance from the vendor. The 1946-47 season marked Don Bradman's glorious return to cricket after the war. He was not only the Captain of this young and extremely talented Australian side but one of three selectors. As Norman Preston recorded in Wisden : "Early in the season Bradman looked far from well, but long days in the sun soon restored him almost to his old self. At first his batting, for Bradman, was uncertain. He had set such a high standard that one could not help being surprised at seeing him in difficulties; but, as in the past, his mammoth scores put Australia on top. Even more important was the way he moulded his men together, always encouraging them on the field and telling the bowlers what they should do." In the first test at Brisbane, there was a controversial moment in Australia's first innings when Bradman was 28 and the total 74 for two wickets. Facing Voce, the Australian capain chopped the ball to second slip. Ikin thought he had made a perfectly good catch but "Bradman survived the appeal, and not only went on to hit his first Test century against England at Brisbane but, with Hassett, he added 276 and established a new third-wicket record stand for these matches" before Edrich finally bowled him for 187. In the second Test at Sydney he "batted superbly despite a pronounced limp." He and Barnes each hit 234, establishing a new fifth wicket partnership record of 405. This led to England's second defeat by an innings in two successive matches. In the drawn Melbourne Test Bradman was twice bowled by Yardley for 79 and 49. In the fourth Test at Adelaide Alec Bedser produced "an almost unplayable ball that bowled Bradman for 0," and in a thrilling game both sides had a chance of victory, but Bradman eventually chose to steer his team to a safe draw, scoring 56 not out in his second innings. Australia won the fifth Test at Sydney by five wickets, but the game was again gripping, and it was a Bradman-Hassett stand of 98 in the second innings that turned the issue in favour of Australia. Bradman topped the very high Australian batting averages for the series with 680 runs at 97.14, followed by Miller, Barnes, Morris, McCool, Hassett, and then Lindwall.
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