Auctioneer Hugh Edmeads is set to return for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 mini-auction to be held in Kochi on December 23. competition.
The Englishman was also tasked with running the show when the mega auction was held in Bengaluru last year. However, on the first day of the program, he collapsed midway. The incident happened when the franchise was bidding for Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga, as Adams suddenly fell down from the stage before he could be attended by the medical team in Bengaluru, leaving everyone around him worried. He was replaced by noted broadcaster Charu Sharma for the remaining days.
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Edmonds returned the next day towards the end of the auctions and completed what he had started the day before. He was greeted with thunderous applause in the hall as the people at the venue seemed happy to have him back.
Who is Hugh Edmeads:
In a career spanning 36 years, Adams has conducted over 2,500 auctions globally. He is an international fine art, classic car and charity auctioneer and has sold over 3 million lots for a total of over £2.7 billion.
Edmonds has experience dealing with a wide range of items including paintings, fine furniture, ceramics and works of art, and film and sports memorabilia. In 2004, he auctioned 88 guitars belonging to Eric Clapton and raised a total of $7,438,624. His other unusual highlights include Daniel Craig’s Aston Martin DB10 from James Bond’s Specter for £2,434,500 in 2016.
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Edmonds organized the BBC’s televised celebrity auction in aid of Children in Need in 2005, and in 2008 he was the auctioneer at Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday celebration in London. He has also conducted auctions for over 850 charity fundraisers in 30 cities around the world.
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