February 16th, 2010 by admin

The green cap worn by former Australian Test captain Greg Chappell just before he defected to World Series Cricket in the 1970s has sold for more than 16,000 dollars at a Melbourne auction.

The auction’s spokeswoman said that the cap, worn by Chappell during 1977, was sold to an Australian private collector by Charles Leski Auctions for 16,310 dollars,which included the auctioneer’s commission.

During the last 9 years the cap has been in private hands since it was last sold by rival auction house Christies Australia in 2001.