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Sir Donald George Bradman, popularly known as Don Bradman or Braddles or The Don, may have last played test cricket on 18 August 1948 v England but he is still rated as the numero uno batsman the world has ever seen. The career batting average of 99.94, attained by Bradman, has been considered statistically to be the biggest achievement in any professional sport.
Born on 27 August 1908, Don Bradman made his test debut for Australia on 30 November 1928 v England. In 52 test matches and 234 first class matches, Don Bradman shattered 6,996 and 28,067 runs, respectively. Bradman made 29 centuries and 13 half-centuries in test cricket and was described as former Australia captain Bill Woodfull, “worth three batsmen to Australia”.
The success of Bradman anguished the English cricket team and spirit of the game get a beating when Douglas Jardine was appointed as England captain in 1931 and settled on the Nottinghamshire fast bowlers Harold Larwood and Bill Voce to ball short at the legendary batsman. The Bodyline tactics against Bradman worked and England won an ill-tempered match.
The 1938 tour of England was turning point of Bradman’s illustrious career in which he recorded 13 centuries in 26 innings and made 1,000 first class runs becoming the only player to attain the feat twice.
Sir Don Bradman still holds the records for the fastest player to reach 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, and 6000 test runs even after 62 years of retirement.
Bradman was hospitalized with pneumonia in December 2000 and died on 25 February 2001, aged 92.
September 15th, 2010 at 3:14 am
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