A piece of nostalgic sporting history went under the hammer at Leski Auctions July 23 sporting memorabilia Melbourne sale when Shane Warne’s batting helmet from his first Ashes tour of England in 1993 (lot 271) was sold for $8500 hammer price.
Warne, who died tragically on March 4 this year from a heart attack aged 52, took 708 Test wickets for Australia during his 15-year career from 1992-2007 as a leg spin bowler.
During the 1993 six-Test Ashes tour, Warne...