Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (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 career Test batting average of 99.94 has been claimed to be statistically the greatest achievement in any major sport.
The story that the young Bradman practised alone with a cricket stump and a golf ball is part of Australian folklore. Bradman's meteoric rise from bush cricket to the Australian Test team took just over two years. Before his 22nd birthday, he had set many records for high scoring, some of which still stand, and became Australia's sporting idol at the height of the Great Depression.
This statue of Sir Donald Bradman was unvieled on the 25th of February 2002 outside Adelaide Oval, in the background are the spires of St Peter's Cathedral, a sight that many cricket fans from around the world would know.
The story that the young Bradman practised alone with a cricket stump and a golf ball is part of Australian folklore. Bradman's meteoric rise from bush cricket to the Australian Test team took just over two years. Before his 22nd birthday, he had set many records for high scoring, some of which still stand, and became Australia's sporting idol at the height of the Great Depression.
This statue of Sir Donald Bradman was unvieled on the 25th of February 2002 outside Adelaide Oval, in the background are the spires of St Peter's Cathedral, a sight that many cricket fans from around the world would know.
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