Sir Garfield Sobers 26400 Not Out

[Lillian Thomson]

The ball that Sir Garry hit for six sixes in 1968 has sold for £26,400.
For those not familiar with English money that's about how much a teacher earns in a year or David Beckham earns in a day.

Cricket ball for sale

There must be a few other balls of recent and ancient vintage that would get a good price if they came up for auction.

[silentstriker]

McGwire's No. 70 homer sold in 1999 for 3 million USD.

[FRAZ]

Fraz's car was sold for 15000 Cd Dollars last year . Close enough !!!

[BoyBrumby]

McGwire's No. 70 homer sold in 1999 for 3 million USD.

Has his hypodermic come under the hammer yet....?

[PhoenixFire]

I seem to remember that Auctioneers didn't manage to sell Eric Hollie's cap he wore when he bowled Bradman for a duck at the oval.

[silentstriker]

I seem to remember that Auctioneers didn't manage to sell Eric Hollie's cap he wore when he bowled Bradman for a duck at the oval.

That's a weird thing to sell though. That's like selling the hair gel I used while I watched Eric Hollie bowl Bradman for a duck at the oval.

[Lillian Thomson]

That's a weird thing to sell though. That's like selling the hair gel I used while I watched Eric Hollie bowl Bradman for a duck at the oval.

Not quite in the same class as the chap who tried to sell a bottle of his own saliva which he spat out when he had a cold. He claimed to have caught the cold from Paul McCartney and was therefore selling germs that originated from Sir Paul.

[silentstriker]

Not quite in the same class as the chap who tried to sell a bottle of his own saliva which he spat out when he had a cold. He claimed to have caught the cold from Paul McCartney and was therefore selling germs that originated from Sir Paul.

I would bid on that bottle for the sheer brilliance of it all.