When former Australian Test fast bowler Jason Gillespie decided to sell some of his comprehensive cricket memorabilia collection through Melbourne-based Abacus Auctions as part of their four-day sporting memorabilia, stamps, coins and banknotes, and postal history sale from June 24-27, he could not believe that each of the 69 items would successfully go under the hammer.
Leading the results were two ‘coffin’ cricket travel trunks (lots 4652 and 4651) that respectively...