Don Bradman
Donald George Bradman was born at Cootamundra, New South Wales (NSW) on 27 August 1908.
He was selected to play in the NSW Second XI against Victoria at age 19 and played for the NSW State Sheffield Shield side in December 1927. Bradman was selected to play in the 1928-29 Test Series against England. He played in every Test Series for Australia, except during World War Two and the 1946 Tour to New Zealand. Bradman first captained Australia for the Tour of England 1936-1937. His overall performance in Shield and Test cricket—a total of 117 first-class centuries including 37 double centuries—is still without parallel. Bradman's last Test was as captain for the 1948 English Tour. Upon his retirement, Bradman's Test batting average was an extraordinary 99.94.
Bradman married Jessie Menzies in 1932 and lived in Adelaide, South Australia, from 1934. He was knighted in the 1949 New Year's Honours for services to cricket and Commonwealth relations.
Bradman wrote several autobiographical works How to Play Cricket (originally published 1935), Farewell to Cricket (1950) and The Art of Cricket (1958).
For a more fulsome biography see that biographical essay written by Michael Page at the Bradman Digital Library.
Also Known AsThe DonDate of Birth27th August 1908Date of Death25th February 2001OccupationCricketerStockbrokerPlace of Birth[1] Place of ResidenceKensington Park, Adelaide