Who was Donald Bradman?
Donald Bradman was an Australian Test cricket player in the years of 1928 to 1948. Donald made the record highest batting average of 99.94.
Donald Bradman was the youngest son of George and Emily Bradman, and was born on 27 August 1908 In NSW
• Donald began playing cricket at an early age mainly batting.
• He invented a famous solo game in which he got a golf ball, cricket stump and coregated iron tank.
• He would hit the ball against the tank and it would come back in different areas and different speed.
• Using a stump he managed to make his batting more accurate and preceice
• HE hit his first century at the age of 12 making 115 runs
First class cricket (Australia)
• The don made his first class …show more content…
This giving him some more practice and motivation to do better
• Recalled for the third test at the MCG he made 79 and 112
• Even though the Australians lost the 4th test they managed to win the 5th with Bradman top scoring of 123
• In 29-30 he made 454 not out, which was the world record highest number of runs scored, also highest ever at the SCG
• "Australia has unearthed a champion," said former Australian Test legend Clem Hill, "self-taught, with natural ability. But most important of all, with his heart in the right place (source of comment: Wikipedia)
Ways Australia’s society changed because of the don
• With the don rising though Australian ranks he became more, and more famous amongst countries and the Australian