July 22, 2016
A rare cricket bat signed by Australian cricketing legend Sir Donald Bradman will be up for auction in Kingaroy this Saturday night, July 23.
The bat is one of only five in the world, and it will be a feature of this year’s Dinner With The Captains auction at Kingaroy Town Hall.
Dinner With The Captains is an annual gala fundraiser for the South Burnett’s Relay For Life.
This year the dinner’s special guests will be Queensland rugby league legend Wally Lewis, cricketing great Ian Chappell and women’s hockey champion Nikki Hudson.
This year’s dinner was sold out just three days after tickets went on sale.
Relay for Life patron Carl Rackemann said his good friend, former South Australian cricketer Sam Parkinson, had offered him the bat through the Lord’s Taverners, and organisation that helps disadvantaged young people achieve their sporting dreams.
The group had obtained the five Bradman bats two decades ago, Carl said, and resolved they’d only be released for particularly worthy causes.
Over the years many rare sporting memorabilia items have been auctioned at the annual dinner, by Carl believed the Bradman bat was probably the rarest.
Doors for the dinner will open at 5:30pm, and the event will get underway at 6:00
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Dinner with the Captains Auction
- Boxed rugby league ball signed by 2016 Queensland State of Origin squad and coach, Kevin Walters
- 12 months hair care and styling up to the value of $1500 – donated by Chris Cross Hair Studio
- ‘The King and I’ – Current Kangaroos replica supporters jersey signed by Wally Lewis and your framed photo with Wally – donated by Mark Smith’s Menswear and Neil Smith Picture Framer
- ‘Nikki Hudson in action’- a signed and framed picture of Nikki playing for Australia
- Sir Donald Bradman Heritage Series – one of 5 exclusive bats signed by Sir Donald Bradman]
- 12 seat suite at The Gabba for day 3 of historic first day/night test in Brisbane vs Pakistan on
Saturday 17th December, accompanied by Nikki Hudson and her husband John
- Gourmet four course dinner for eight, prepared by local chefs Jimmy Stephen and Joe Prendergast, accompanied by matching Dusty Hill wines at an exclusive private table at Dusty Hill Vineyard on a date to be agreed
- Cowboys 20 year commemorative can, framed, including pictures of all the squad, signed by Jonathan Thurston – donated by Ray Mason’s Best Memorabilia
- Signed and framed 2015/16 Sydney FC jersey
- Signed Australian Test cricket shirt from the ‘Pink’ 4th Test vs India in Sydney, 2014-15
- Last man standing – six ‘Relay for Life’ purple cricket balls signed by our three Captains
Silent Auction Items
- Framed and signed photo of yourself and your guests with the three Captains – donated by Kathy
Steinhardt’s Treasure Pics
- Limited Edition Cowboys 2015 Grand Final frame – donated by Rod Dionysius
- Bulls Masters Cricket bat signed by many of Queensland’s greatest cricketers and honorary Bulls Master, Bernard Fanning – donated by Christene Nissen
- The Ian Chappell pack, a mini bat signed by Channel 9 commentary team and Australian replica One Day shirt signed by the three Chappell brothers
- Set of sporting books signed by our Captains
- Bottle of limited edition rum signed by Wally Lewis
- Two tickets to day 3 of day/night cricket Test Match on Saturday 17th December at Queensland Cricketers Club, including dinner and drinks
