LESKI AUCTIONS PTY. LTD.
13 Cato Street, Hawthorn East 3123, Victoria, Australia
Telephone:
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61-3-9864-9999
61-3-9822-2788
Email: contact@leski.com.au
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Media Release
July 28th, 2008
DENNIS LILLEE ‘BAGGY GREEN’ COULD BRING RECORD SCORE
Australian ‘quick’ Dennis Lillee was regarded as the outstanding fast bowler of his generation and his record
haul of 355 Test wickets places him among the all-time greats of cricket. The one record that still endures is
his partnership with wicket keeper, Rod Marsh. The scorecard entry 'c Marsh b Lillee' appeared 95 times in
Tests, a partnership record between wicketkeeper and bowler that ranks ahead of Adam Gilchrist and Glenn
McGrath.
It is extremely rare for a Dennis Lillee Baggy Green
to come up for public auction, which explains the
presale estimate of $15,000 - $20,000. It could eclipse the price realized for the Allan Border cap auctioned
by Leski Auctions in June this year.
It will be one of three Baggy Greens offered for sale by Leski Auctions in Melbourne on Monday, August
18th at 5.30pm.
The other caps are Tom Veiver’s 1964 Baggy Green and Graeme Wood’s 1985 Baggy Green. These have
pre-sale estimates of $12,000 - $15,000 and $10,000 - $12,000 respectively.
“This year has been rich pickings with a record number of Baggy Greens being offered by Leski Auctions,”
says Charles Leski. “In any given year we might see three or four, but in the first eight months of this year
we will have auctioned three times that number.”
Mr Leski says memorabilia is proving to be one of the most resilient investments and he expects spirited
bidding from investors and ‘cricket tragics’ the world over via an on-line, real-time bidding system.
About Leski Auctions
Leski Auctions was established in 1973 and is one of Australia’s leading auctioneers of Sporting Memorabilia,
Australiana, Collectibles and World Philately.
Leski Auctions is a recognised leader in the area of early photography, art, wine, cameras, books, autographs,
entertainment memorabilia, medals, coins, stamps, aerophilately, cigarette and trade cards, maps, railway
memorabilia, advertising artwork and posters, and the Olympics, football and cricket..
It was the first auction house in Australia to introduce an on-line, real-time bidding system ‘Live Bid Online’™,
which allows participation from anywhere in the world. It currently runs 22 auctions per year.
Leski Auctions has previously sold many significant collections, including those of Shirley Strickland, Ron Clarke,
Sir Reginald Ansett and former RSL President, Bruce Ruxton. It has sold more ‘baggy green’ caps than any other
auction house in the world, and is one of the largest
auctioneers of cricket memorabilia by value and volume.
Leski Auctions recently sold the newly-discovered Phar Lap horse tonic recipe book.
Managing Director Charles Leski is a registered valuer for the Cultural Gifts Program through the Department of
Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. He is also the valuer of the displayed items at the National Sports
Museum at the MCG, Melbourne.
The company is located at 13 Cato Street, Hawthorn East 3123 Australia. Telephone +61-3-864 9999 and
Issued by:
Charles Leski, Leski Auctions
Michael Krape, Michael Krape Consulting
Tel: 61-3-9864 9999
Tel: 0403 135 880
charles@leski.com.au
michaelkrape@krape.com.au
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