He hated the constant adulation, however, and it affected how he dealt with others. As a captain and administrator, Bradman was committed to attacking, entertaining cricket he drew spectators in record numbers. A controversial set of tactics, known as Bodyline, was specially devised by the England team to curb his scoring. Before his 22nd birthday, he had set many records for top scoring, some of which still stand, and became Australia's sporting idol at the height of the Great Depression.ĭuring a 20-year playing career, Bradman consistently scored at a level that made him, in the words of former Australia captain Bill Woodfull, "worth three batsmen to Australia". Bradman's meteoric rise from bush cricket to the Australian Test team took just over two years. The story that the young Bradman practised alone with a cricket stump and a golf ball is part of Australian folklore. Bradman's career Test batting average of 99.94 has been cited as the greatest achievement by any sportsman in any major sport. Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001), nicknamed "The Don", was an Australian international cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time.
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