Donald Bradman: Biography, Age, Height, Achievements, Family, and Career Statistics

Donald Bradman was born in Australia on August 27, 1908. Many believed him to be the greatest cricketer of all time. During his 20-year career, he scored 6,996 runs in 52 Tests for a world record average of 99.94.

Bradman was born in the New South Wales town of Cootamundra. He and his brothers used to play cricket as kids. He relocated to Sydney as a youth and made his debut in New South Wales at 18. Immediately, he established himself as one of the nation’s best batters.

Bradman was picked to represent Australia in a Test series against England in 1930. During the series, he averaged 139.14 runs per game and set a record with 974 runs scored. This demonstrated that he was one of the world’s top batsmen. Bradman played 52 tests for Australia during his career, amassing 6,996 runs at an average of 99.94. He scored 29 hundred and 13 fifties, making him one of the greatest batters in cricket history.

Bradman was famous because he was approachable and down-to-earth. He adored cricket and worked tirelessly to spread the message in Australia and worldwide. Don Bradman died in 2001 at the age of 92. He made an imprint on the globe that people still discuss today. After he died in 2009, he was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame, and most people consider him the greatest cricket player of all time.

Biography of Donald Bradman

1. Real Name: Donald George Bradman
2. Other/Nickname: The Don, The Boy from Bowral, Braddles, The White Headley
3. Profession: Former Cricketer
4. Famous for: Aggressive 
5. Best Performance: 254 vs. England at Lord’s in1930
6. Net Worth: $50 million (At the time of his death)
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Physical Status 

1. Height: 5′ 8″
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4. Eye Colour: Blue
5. Hair Colour: Dark brown

 

Personal Life:

1. Date Of Birth: August 27, 1908
2. Place Of Birth: Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
3. Date of Death: February 25, 2001
4. Nationality: Australian
5. Hometown: Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
6. School: Bowral High School, New South Wales, Australia
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Family Statistics –

• Marital Status: Married
• Wife: Jessie Martha Menzies( 30 April 1932)
• Children: Son- John Bradman (1939), Daughter- Shirley Bradman (1941)
• Parents: Father- George Bradman, Mother- Emily Bradman
• Siblings: Brother- Victor Bradman, Sisters- Elizabeth May Bradman, Lilian Bradman, Islet Bradman
• Religion: Christianity
• Other Hobbies: Playing Tennis, Singing, Playing the Piano, Listening to Music

Career Statistics-

Test Debut: vs. England at Exhibition Ground, November 30, 1928

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Achievements –

• Best Cricketer of the Century, According to Wisden (2000)
• He is Australia’s most outstanding living sportsman and a 1949 recipient of the British Empire Medal (1949)
• The essential batsman in Test history for Australia (1949)
• Museum of Australian Sport (1985)

Here are some lesser-known facts about Donald Bradman

• He started playing competitive tennis at the age of 10.
• As a teenager, he used a club to strike a golf ball into the brick foundation of the household water tank. This enabled him to improve his hand-eye coordination.
• Bradman is the only Australian to have scored a hundred and a zero in a single Test.
• 1940 marked his promotion to lieutenant in the army. In 1941, he was booted out of the service for contracting fibrositis three times.
• 1948 saw his retirement from Test cricket with a 99.94 batting average. In appreciation of his many services to cricket, he was knighted the following year.
• Sir Donald Bradman guided young players and teams based on his experience. In 1958, Bradman published the instructional manual “The Art of Cricket.” It was referred to as the best coaching manual ever.
• In 1950, the player penned “Farewell to Cricket,” a memoir of his professional experience. Due to its “horse’s mouth” origin, the book’s time, location, and score details are precise.
• In 1989, Donald Bradman inaugurated the Bradman Museum on Bradman Oval. The museum preserves the history of cricket and explains it through collections, exhibits, and publications.

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