An iconic piece of Australian cricket history is going to auction.

Sir Donald Bradman’s William Sykes & Son cricket bat, which he scored 304 runs with against England at Headingley in Leeds, is being sold by auction house Pickles Auctions.

The signed bat has never been sold before, and it’s not going cheap.

“The opening bid is already sitting at $100,000,” Gavin Dempsey, Executive Manager at Pickles Auction said on 6PR Afternoons.

“We’re certainly expecting it to get in the mid-late (two hundred thousands).”

The auction house was tight-lipped on who had put the bat up for auction.

“I can’t say the name of course, but it was actually gifted to a family member in England back in 1934, and the current family member that is very, very lucky to have it under his care has decided to put it to open market.

“So it’s been in the same family since Sir Donald gifted it to the original family member back in 1934.”

Bids close on December 13.

Image: Pickles.com.au