baggy green
Britishnoun
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the Australian Test cricket cap
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to represent Australia at Test cricket
Example Sentences
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The baggy green cap is worn by Australian players for Test cricket.
From BBC
The price paid for the cap, once a 16.5% buyer's premium of A$75,900 is added, totals $535,900, greater than the previous record holder, a baggy green from the same series that was sold in 2024.
From BBC
Ray Lindwall, who played his final Test in 1960, was the last Australian quick to wear a baggy green beyond his 37th birthday.
From BBC
Doggett, an outstanding bowler in domestic cricket over recent years, will pull on a Baggy Green for the first time after Josh Hazlewood was ruled out with a hamstring strain.
From Barron's
When the news broke and Agar was presented with his baggy green cap by Glenn McGrath, Cricket Australia's own website called it "one of the biggest Ashes bombshells in history".
From BBC
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