- Greg Chappell’s baggy green cap has disappeared
- Apparently disappeared from a warehouse in Brisbane
- Chappell said he was “disappointed” by the situation
Australian cricket great Greg Chappell has appealed to the public for help in locating his baggy green playing cap which went missing from a Brisbane warehouse in circumstances that left him baffled.
Chappell, 76, was preparing to move to Adelaide recently when he noticed the cap had gone missing.
“We (the family) had stuff in storage for about 10 years or so, and when we moved back to Adelaide we took everything out of storage and I was hoping to find that baggy green cap, but it didn’t turn up,” Chappell told the Daily Mail. Cricket Et Al Podcast
‘I don’t know what happened to him. I don’t want to cast doubt on anything, but he was kept in a warehouse and it doesn’t seem like he came out.
‘I don’t surround myself with cricket memorabilia… but I am a little disappointed.’
Chappell added that he was “anything but a hoarder” but admitted that the green slouchy bag has sentimental value in addition to the high price it would fetch if he sold it.
Shane Warne’s baggy green cap sold for a staggering $1 million at auction in 2020, and Don Bradman’s cap sold for $450,000 that year.
Chappell, a schoolboy prodigy in South Australia, made his Test debut in 1970 against England (where he scored a century at the WACA in Perth) and quickly developed a reputation as a stylish top-order batsman.
He was appointed Australian captain in 1975 and then signed for the breakaway competition World Series Cricket, funded by Kerry Packer.
Australian cricket great Greg Chappell has appealed to the public to help locate his missing green bag after it went missing from a warehouse in Brisbane.
Chappell made his Test debut in 1970 against England and quickly developed a reputation as a classy top-order batsman.
After retiring in 1984, Chappell turned his attention to coaching, serving as Australia’s coach for two periods, as well as a colourful period in charge of the Indian national team.
Chappell is also famous for his key role in the 1981 underarm bowling incident, when Greg ordered his younger brother Trevor to bowl a ball down the ground to ensure Australia could not lose a one-day international match against New Zealand at the MCG.
While this was within the laws of the game at the time, Chappell was widely condemned for his unsportsmanlike conduct.
At the time, former Australian captain Richie Benaud, commentating for Channel Nine, described the act as “disgraceful” and also said it was “one of the worst things I have ever seen on a cricket field”.
Malcolm Fraser, then Prime Minister of Australia, called the act ‘contrary to all the traditions of the game.’
After retiring in 1984, Chappell turned his attention to coaching, serving as Australia’s coach for two spells, plus a colourful period in charge of India.
He also coached the South Australian national team at national level.
In 2002, Chappell was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.