The Don of Cricket

Sir Donald George Bradman was born in New South Wales, Australia .Bradman's Test average of 99.94 has never been challenged by anybody till now. When he was young, cricket was one of the districts popular sports and eventually Bradman showed an interest at a very young age itself. His first ever century was for Boral high school. He was in the team for New South Wales at the young age of 20. His test match career was fabulous he scored 13 50s and 29 100s which includes 2 triple centuries and 6 double centuries. His highest score was 334 runs against England at Lords. Don required only 4 runs in his last test match to obtain an average of 100 but unfortunately he was dismissed (bowled Hollies) for 0 runs. In a total of 80 innings he was only dismissed 7 times with 0 runs. Bradman accepted offers from the Daily Mail to travel with, and write about, the 1953 and 1956 Australian teams in England. Bradman first met Jessie Martha Menzies in 1920 when she boarded with the Bradman family, to be closer to school in Bowral. The couple married at St Paul's Anglican Church at Burwood, Sydney on 30 April 1932.