 | | Lot No. | | *** | | Description: | Doug Walters' Australian 'Baggy Green' 1968 Test Cap, green wool, embroidered Coat-of-Arms and '1968' on front, signed inside 'Doug Walters'. Fine condition. Doug Walters, one of Australia's most popular cricketers, played 75 Tests 1965-81. He scored more than 1000 runs in his first 11 Tests, including centuries in his first two Tests, against England, in 1965-66. On the 1968 Ashes tour he scored 343 runs at an average of 38.11. When he retired in 1981, only three Australians had made more Test runs - Greg Chappell, Don Bradman and Neil Harvey. The pleasure he brought to the crowds, especially at his home ground, the Scg, has been recognised with 'The Doug Walters Stand' | | Estimate: | *** | | Price: | *** | | Category: | Memorabilia — Sporting - Cricket | |
