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Donald George Bradman was born on August 27, 1908 at Cootamundra in New South Wales. He was the greatest batsman of the 20th century. He was also known as "The Don". He was the captain of the Australian Test cricket team in 1936.
Bradman married his childhood sweetheart Jessie, and had three children, Ross, John and Shirley.
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| Batting Style |
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Right-hand bat |
| Bowling Style |
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Legbreak |
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| Career Statistics |
Tests |
ODIs |
| Matches |
52 |
0 |
| Wickets |
2 |
0 |
| Bowling average |
36.00 |
0 |
| 5 wickets in innings |
0 |
0 |
| 10 wickets in innings |
0 |
N/A |
| Best bowling |
1 for 8 |
0 |
| Runs scored |
6996 |
0 |
| Batting average |
99.94 |
0 |
| 100s |
29 |
0 |
| 50s |
13 |
0 |
| Top score |
334 |
0 |
| Catches |
- |
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| Stumping |
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- |
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| Test Debut |
| Don Bradman made his test debut in Nov. 30-Dec. 5, 1928 against England at Brisbane. |
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| ODI Debut |
| Not Played. |
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Turning Point
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| In 1930 tour to England third Test at Leeds Bradman broke the world Test batting record with 334 runs, scoring 309 runs in a day |
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Achievements and World Records
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Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1931. |
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Australian Cricket Hall of Fame 1996. |
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Knighted for services to cricket 1949. |
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Appointed Commander of the Order of Australia (AC) 1979. |
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Selected as one of five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, 2000. |
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| Present life |
| Bradman died in 2001, in Adelaide, aged 92. |
