Don BrADMAN
Sir Donald George Bradman (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001), often
referred to as "The Don", was an Australian cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Bradman's had a career Test batting average of 99.94 is widely accepted as the greatest acheivement ever, impossible to even come close. The story that the young Bradman practised alone with a cricket stump and a golf ball on a water tank is part of cricketing history and legend. As famous as the latter is the one of bradman in his last ever innings. Australia vs England, The Oval, 14 August 1948. It was always a shock of sorts when Bradman lost his wicket, so great was his batting, but the final dismissal of his Test career was the shock to beat them all. When The Don walked out to bat in Australia's first innings, he only required four runs to retire with the immortal average of more than 100. Given a standing ovation all the way to the wicket by the 30,000 crowd, and cheered by the English team, Bradman was then clean bowled for a duck second ball by an Eric Hollies googly. The gasps around the Oval were audible; cricket's ultimate batsman had been denied unmatchable legendary status in the final moment of his career at the crease.The duck brought his average down to 99.94, although he could have yet made amends in Australia's second innings. But Ray Lindwall's pace bowling destroyed the English, who were crushed by an innings and 149 runs, and so Bradman never got his second chance.
referred to as "The Don", was an Australian cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Bradman's had a career Test batting average of 99.94 is widely accepted as the greatest acheivement ever, impossible to even come close. The story that the young Bradman practised alone with a cricket stump and a golf ball on a water tank is part of cricketing history and legend. As famous as the latter is the one of bradman in his last ever innings. Australia vs England, The Oval, 14 August 1948. It was always a shock of sorts when Bradman lost his wicket, so great was his batting, but the final dismissal of his Test career was the shock to beat them all. When The Don walked out to bat in Australia's first innings, he only required four runs to retire with the immortal average of more than 100. Given a standing ovation all the way to the wicket by the 30,000 crowd, and cheered by the English team, Bradman was then clean bowled for a duck second ball by an Eric Hollies googly. The gasps around the Oval were audible; cricket's ultimate batsman had been denied unmatchable legendary status in the final moment of his career at the crease.The duck brought his average down to 99.94, although he could have yet made amends in Australia's second innings. But Ray Lindwall's pace bowling destroyed the English, who were crushed by an innings and 149 runs, and so Bradman never got his second chance.
DON BRADMAN'S STATISTICS
Test
Matches: 52 Runs Scored: 6,996 Batting Average: 99.94 100s/50s: 29/13 Top score: 334 Balls bowled: 160 Wickets: 2 Bowling average: 36.00 5 wickets in innings: 0 10 wickets in match: 0 Best bowling: 1/8 Catches/Stumpings: 32/– |
First Class
Matches: 234 Runs Scored: 29, 067 Batting average: 95.14 100s/50s: 117/69 Top Score: 452* Balls Bowled: 2114 Wickets: 36 Bowling average: 37.97 5 wickets in innings: 0 10 wickets in match: 0 Best bowling: 3/35 Catches/Stumpings: 131/1 |