Bradman's 452 bat to go under the hammer
December 08, 2008 09:40 IST
The cricket bat Australia's [ Images ] Don Bradman used to make his highest first-class score is up for sale.
The bat with which Bradman scored 452 not out for New South Wales against Queensland in 1930 will be auctioned in Melbourne [ Images ] next week.
Bradman's unbeaten 452 is the third highest individual first-class score of all time and stood as the world record for almost three decades.
Pakistan's Hanif Mohammad made 499 for Karachi in 1958-59 and West Indian Brian Lara [ Images ] scored 501 not out for English county Warwickshire in 1994.
Bradman, regarded as the greatest batsmen of all time, died in 2001 aged 92.
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