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Australian cricketer Sir Don Bradman is called the greatest batsman in the world. Bradman was born on 27 August 1908 in New South Wales. He died on 25 February 2001 at the age of 92. He played 52 Tests for Australia, making many records. He has also served in the Army and Air Force of Australia, but after being a disease, he had to retire from the army.
Bradman played his first international Test match on 30 November 1928, in which he went to bat at number 7 but could only score 18 runs. In the second innings, he was able to score only 1 run. Of course he flopped in the first Test, but after that he got his iron in the cricket world and when he played his last international match in 1948, he was called the greatest batsman in the world. There are many such records in his name, which no one has broken even today.
Don Bradman’s Test and First Class Figures
Sir Don Bradman was named Donald George Bradman, who was also called by the name of ‘The Dawn’, the cricket world. The right -handed batsman scored 6996 runs in 80 innings of 52 Test matches for Australia from 99.94, including 29 centuries and 13 half -centuries. His highest innings in the Test is 334 runs.
Apart from this, he scored 28067 runs in 234 first class matches, including 117 century innings. In this, his highest innings is 452 not out.
Records of Don Bradman, which no one could break even today
Bradman has the record for the highest double century in Test cricket, he has set 12 double centuries.
Bradman’s Test average is 99.94, which is the best average in this format.
Don Bradman holds the record for scoring the most runs in a Test series. He scored 810 runs in the 5-match series against England in 1936-37, apart from him no other captain has been able to score 800 runs. Recently, Shubman Gill got closer to breaking his record.
Don Bradman also has the record of scoring the highest century in Test format against a team. He has scored 19 centuries against England. At number two in this list is Sunil Gavaskar who has scored 13 centuries against the West Indies.
He scored 309 runs against England in 1930 in a day, which is a record. So far, there has been no other batsman who has also scored 300 runs in a day.
Don Bradman joined Australian Army and Air Force
Let us tell you that Don Bradman joined Royal Australian Air Force in 1940. He was involved in the army during the Second World War. On the rank of Lieutenant, Bradman was posted in the Army School of Physical Training. He became ill in 1941, after which he had to be out of the army.