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The Antarctic cricket bat mystery

How did a signed cricket bat from a Test match in 1988 end up in Antarctica?

The bat is from a Test match between Australia and Sri Lanka and features the signatures of famous players including Allan Border, David Boon and Aravinda de Silva.

This valuable piece of memorabilia has recently surfaced at the Casey research station on Antarctica, sparking various theories about how it got there.

Shaun Gillies, the building services supervisor at the station, told us more.

Photo credit: Australian Antarctic Division

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