Country: Australia
Known as: Don Bradman
Born: Cootamundra, New South Wales, 27-8-1908
Died: Kensington Park, Adelaide, South Australia, 25-2-2001 (age 92)
Type: Right handed middle-order batsman and occaional right arm leg-break bowler.
Major Teams: New South Wales (1927-28 to 1933-34 in 41 matches) and South Australia (1935-36 to 1948-49 in 44 matches)
Major Tours: to England in 1930, 1934 (vice-capt), 1938 and 1948 - last two as captain
First-class debut: for New South Wales v South Australia at Adelaide, 1927-28 (scored 118).
Last first-class match: for South Australia v Victoria at Adelaide, 1948-49 (scored 30)
Highest first-class score: 452 not out for New South Wales v Queensland at Sydney, 1929-30
Best first-class bowling: 3-35 for Australians v Cambridge University at Fenner's, 1930
First-class captaincy record: (1935-36 to 1948):
Played | Won | Lost | Draw | Tie |
120 | 61 | 13 | 45 | 1 |
First-class career:
M | Inns | No | Runs | Avg | HS | 100 | 50 | Ct / St | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Avge | Best | 5w | 10w |
234 | 338 | 43 | 28067 | 95.14 | 452* | 117 | 69 | 131 / 1 | 2114 | 1367 | 36 | 37.97 | 3-35 | - | - |
Test debut: |
v England at Brisbane, 1928-29 (scored 18 & 1) | ||||||||||||||
Last Test: | v England at The Oval, 1948 (scored zero) | ||||||||||||||
Highest Test score: | 334 v England at Leeds, 1930 | ||||||||||||||
Best Test bowling: | 1-8 v West Indies at Adelaide, 1930-31 |
Test captaincy record: (1935-36 to 1948):
Played | Won | Lost | Draw |
24 | 15 | 3 | 6 |
First-class career:
M | Inns | No | Runs | Avg | HS | 100 | 50 | Ct | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Avge | Best | 5w | 10w |
52 | 80 | 10 | 6996 | 99.94 | 334 | 29 | 13 | 32 | 160 | 72 | 2 | 36.00 | 1-8 | - | - |
His record in minor cricket:
Inns: 332
No: 65
Runs: 22704
HS: 320*
Avg: 85.03
100s: 93
Compiled by: Mohandas Menon