Anna Lanning. Marcus Stoinis. Georgia Redmayne. Tahlia McGrath. Grace Harris. More Links. Browse other players. South Africa. Temba Bavuma. Quinton de Kock. Heinrich Klaasen. Keshav Maharaj. Aiden Markram. David Miller. Anrich Nortje. Kagiso Rabada. Tabraiz Shamsi. Rassie van der Dussen. Full Name Donald George Bradman. Nicknames The Don.
Batting Style Right hand bat. Bowling Style Legbreak. Height 5ft 7in. South Australia. Matthew Engel Essay "He's out! Records 1 st. Most runs in an series by a captain Test matches. Hundred in each innings of a match Test matches. Explore Statsguru Analysis Test.
Australia vs England at Brisbane - November 30 - December 05, England vs Australia at The Oval - August 14 - 18, FC Matches. Videos Shorts The Special Six Sep 14, News and Features. Bradman went on to contribute with a in Adelaide and a at Sydney as Australia completed a triumph in a 5-Test series after being down - a feat unmatched to this day. Bradman struggled through the world war years, as he was disbanded from the Royal Australian Air Force due to a muscle condition called fibrositis and, surprisingly, poor eyesight.
His muscle condition turned acute as he struggled with everyday activities such as lifting his hand, causing him unfathomable pain. His return to cricket seemed like a far cry. Upon his recovery, his financial troubles began as the firm he worked for as a stockbroker had been shut down for fraud.
Bradman was, instead, summoned as a delegate to the board of members of the South Australian Cricket Association as Australia planned ahead for post-war cricket. The Invincibles: the second coming After declining a tour of New Zealand due to bouts of depression, pressures of administrative responsibility, and his battle with fibrositis, Bradman returned for the Ashes upon encouragement by his wife and continued to score freely as Australia retained the Ashes , providing the public great relief in the post-war era.
Bradman continued to perform well as India toured Australia for the first time, and scored runs at an average of Bradman walked out to an elaborate standing ovation and a guard of honor from the English players. Facing the leg-spin of Eric Hollies, Bradman was bowled for a duck to a googly off the second ball he faced, falling agonizingly short of a fitting Test average of , by just four runs. England were bowled out for a second time and lost by an innings, and Bradman never got a chance to bat again after making the most famous duck in the history of the game, walking into the sunset to a standing ovation.
Apart from his playing career, he was an administrator from , for well-nigh half a century. With all his brilliance on the cricket field, there were some weaknesses. Hedley Verity's left-arm spin troubled him, as did leg-break bowling. His performances on 'sticky dogs' were questionable.
Nevertheless, these are methods of nitpicking. Every individual is better at facing a particular style of bowling than he is at facing an alternative. Moreover, a player's efficiency would be brought into question if he scored more on sticky dogs than on flat wickets. In short, Sir Don Bradman was the perfect batsman of his age and even though comparisons with future batting greats will never cease to thrill, some of his numbers, particularly Sir Don Bradman passed away after a battle with Pneumonia on February 25th, For all his achievements in the cricketing world, Sir Don Bradman fell short of life's final century - yet his legacy lives on forever.
He was the human embodiment of brilliance - a substantial outlier in the cricketing realm. He was the wizard who walked out with his willow and enchanted every living soul in the vicinity - a cynosure of all eyes, and a nucleus of a sport around which it revolves. And it is the epitome of irony, and a testament to his genius, that the man with arguably the most famous average in sport didn't believe in the law of averages.
Interviewer: How much do you think you would average against this current s England team? Bradman: I dunno, probably 50 or Interviewer: Surely it would be much higher? Bradman: Oh, I don't know.
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Find out more in our privacy policy and cookie policy OK. He scored centuries in first class cricket 29 in tests , a century every third time he batted. His centuries included 31 double ten in tests , five triple two in tests , and one quadruple century—his famous got out against Queensland in He continued captaining Australia until , notwithstanding a five year absence from cricket caused by World War II.
Bradman was a most successful captain. In the 24 tests while he was captain Australia won 15, lost three, and drew six. The team which toured England in had the distinction of never losing a game. After retiring, Bradman was knighted in January He maintained contact with the game as a selector and administrator, having two stints as chairman of the Australian Cricket Board, to and to His most important decision as chairman was to cancel the visit of a South African team in because of the expected bitterness and violence associated with opposition to South Africa's apartheid politics.
After leaving cricket, he had a successful career in the finance industry, working for H. Hodgetts and Company on the Adelaide Exchange. The late s and s saw a spate of biographical material on Bradman. Clearly time does not diminish Bradman's status as a hero in his native Australia, or anywhere else that appreciates cricket.
Bradman has been a continuing source of fascination for cricket writers. Wakley's Bradman the Great provides an extensive statistical account of Bradman's career.
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