This is the stunning home where media tycoon Kerry Packer entertained Australia’s top cricketers to celebrate his World Series revolution.
The property in Pymble in Sydney’s north is set to go under the hammer 40 years after Packer and some of the nation’s sporting legends let their hair down throughout the short-lived series.
In 1977, international cricket was shaken to the core after it was revealed Packer had signed dozens of the world’s best players for a rival tournament.
‘They were all here… Kerry, Dennis Lillee, Rod Marsh, Greg, Ian and Trevor Chappell, Jeff Thompson,’ current owner Malcolm Carver told Domain.
This is the stunning home where media tycoon Kerry Packer entertained Australia’s top cricketers to celebrate his World Series revolution
The property (the outside potio is pictured) in Pymble in Sydney’s north is set to go under the hammer in just over a week
In 1977, international cricket was shaken to the core after it was revealed Packer (pictured) had signed dozens of the world’s best players for a rival tournament
‘It was earlier owned by Geoff Forsaith, who was a friend of Kerry’s, a member of the World Series Cricket governing committee and was appointed the manager of the Australian team.
‘The house featured in the TV mini-series Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War and a new book to be released Cricket Outlaws, I understand will mention those parties here too.’
Selling agent Andy Howden from Stone Real Estate said there had been enormous interest in the property ahead of the November 18 auction.
‘It’s a marvellous home with five beds, three and a half baths. It was built in 1972 and there’s lots of architectural interests,’ Mr Howden told Daily Mail Australia.
‘They were all here… Kerry, Dennis Lillee, Rod Marsh, Greg, Ian and Trevor Chappell, Jeff Thompson,’ current owner Malcolm Carver said
The sleek kitchen, pictured, boasting CaesarStone benchtops and European appliances, according to the selling agents
Legendary Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee poses for the camera wearing a World Series Cricket T-shirt back in 1978
‘It’s a Russell Jack designed home it retains loads of charmed elegance backing Pymble Ladies’ College.’
Mr Howden said the property is expected to fetch around $4million.
It is set on more than 2,200 square metres of land and is imbued with Scandinavian and Japanese influences.
The home presents as a relaxed and stylish family abode with a with a north-east aspect.
Some of Australia’s cricketing heroes of the late 1970s are believed to have let their hair down at the stunning property
The lavish home in Sydney’s north includes five bedrooms (one is pictured) three-and-a-half bathrooms and three garage spaces
The home (dining room pictured) is set on more than 2,200 square metres of land and is imbued with Scandinavian and Japanese influences
‘Clerestory windows and vaulted ceilings take full advantage of natural light whilst open-plan living areas allow for passive cross-ventilation,’ according to the listing.
‘Designed by award-winning architect, Russell Jack, this modernist solid brick home is a perfectly-preserved example of The Sydney School style of architecture.’
Mr Packer, the former owner of Channel Nine, died in 2005 and had been married to wife Roslyn since 1963.
‘It’s a Russell Jack designed home it retains loads of charmed elegance backing Pymble Ladies’ College,’ Selling agent Andy Howden said of the home (pictured)
This strip of grass at 77 Pymble Avenue, Pymble, once used to entertain Australian sporting heroes, looks perfect for a game of backyard cricket
Kerry Packer, Australian newspaper proprietor and founder of World Series Cricket, is pictured speaking to media about the rival tournament in 1977