Ricky Ponting sells long-time beachside mansion
Cricket star Ricky Ponting and wife Rianna have sold their breathtaking beachside property. The 1920s Brighton trophy home was listed in May and is believed to have sold within the range of the $14.8 million-$16 million price guide.
The former Aussie cricket captain, who’s currently trading barbs with Kevin Pietersen after Australia emerged victorious in a stunning first Ashes Test, obtained the sale through Forbes Global’s Mike Gibson in partnership with Andrew Smith of BuyerX.
Gibson said it was the second property that his firm had sold in Brighton's golden mile, with another eight-figure sale at 12 Dudley St.
The Herald Sun understands that the home went for more than $20 million.
“It’s very interesting that both properties sold to local families,” Gibson said.
“Brighton people love their suburb.”
The two top-end sales in the affluent Bayside port were indicative of the market’s strength.
“That market is alive and well,” Gibson said.
However, he did highlight there would be lesser options for sellers as premier listings dropped away for winter.
According to PropTrack records, the Pontings bought the seven-bedroom Brighton home for $9.25 million in 2013.
“We’re thrilled with the sale of our house, especially to such a lovely family,” the couple told AFR.
“It’s a beautiful family home, and we hope they love living here as much as we do.”
The sales comes as the pair purchased a $20 million property in Toorak to be closer to their three children’s sporting activities.
What drew the Pontings to the suburb was proximity to friends, including former teammate and longtime Brighton resident the late Shane Warne.
Ricky retired from full-time cricket in 2012 and soon after sold the family home in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire and went down to settle in Melbourne’s Bayside area.
“Landmark residences like this, especially in such a recognised blue-chip address, have a really broad appeal,” Gibson said of the home when it was listed.
“Shandford is already one of Brighton’s landmarks but it could evolve from here to become one of Australia’s true residential trophies.”
Although the Ponting’s next home in Toorak is smaller than the grand Shandford, it still covers an expansive 1,900 sqm of land.
The dimensions and historic detailing are what makes Ponting’s former Brighton home one of the most significant in the neighbourhood.
Beyond the elaborate foyer, it includes formal rooms, a timber-panelled study, a modern kitchen with a butler’s pantry and a mammoth home cinema.
Outdoors showcase a full-sized tennis court, pool and private laneway to the beach.
The Pontings also own a stunning weekender in Portsea, which they bought in 2019 for $3.52 million.
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