Don Bradman
Australian cricketer (1908–2001)
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AustraliaA Test batting average of 99.94 — statistically so far ahead of every peer that former players call it the greatest feat in any major sport. Bradman didn't just dominate cricket; he forced England to invent Bodyline, a set of tactics designed solely to stop him.
About
The young Bradman taught himself with a cricket stump and a golf ball in the bush, then reached the Australian Test team in just over two years. Before he turned 22, he had broken top-scoring records and become the country's idol during the Great Depression, a status that grew through the Second World War. Over twenty years he scored so consistently that Australia's captain said he was worth three batsmen, and England devised Bodyline specifically to curb him. He hated the adulation and remained aloof, straining relationships with teammates and journalists who found him wary and distant. After…
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Teams
- South Australia cricket team1935–1949
- Australia national cricket team1928–1948
- New South Wales cricket team1927–1934
Awards
- Australian Sports Medal
- Sport Australia Hall of Fame
- Companion of the Order of Australia
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- WikipediaHigh confidencewikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- Pantheon 2.0High confidencedatabase · pantheon.world
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