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Sir Donald George Bradman was born on the 27th August 1908 and died on February 25 2001. Also known as The Don he was a famous Australian Cricket player. He was and still is remembered as the greatest batsman in history. His test batting average was 99.94. When Bradman was young he would train at home in his backyard with a cricket stump and a golf ball. It just took Donald two years to rise from bush neighbourhood cricket to the Australian Test Team. During his twenty year playing career the former Australian Captain Bill Woodful said "Sir Donald George Bradman is worth three batsmen to the Australian team". After 50 years of retirement, in 2001 former Australian Prime Minister John Howard said that he was the greatest living Australian. Later that year he died. Don's image has appeared on post stamps and coins. He is the first ever Australian to have a museum dedicated to his life. On 19 November 2009 last year Don was place in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.====== = Test Records = = ﻿ = = Biography =
 * Highest career batting average: 99.94
 * Highest series batting average (5 Test series): 201.50 (1931–1932)
 * Highest ratio of centuries per innings played: 36.25% (29 centuries from 80 innings)
 * Highest 5th wicket partnership: 405 (with Sid Barnes, 1946–1947)
 * Highest 6th wicket partnership: 346 (with Jack Fingleton, 1936–1937)
 * Highest score by a number 5 batsman: 304 (1934)
 * Highest score by a number 7 batsman: 270 (1936–1937)
 * Most runs against one opponent: 5,028
 * Most runs in one series: 974 (1930)
 * Most centuries scored in a single session of play: 6
 * Most runs in one day's play: 309 (1930)
 * Most double centuries: 12
 * Most double centuries in a series: 3 (1930)
 * Most triple centuries: 2 (equal with Brian Lara and Virender Sehwag)
 * Most consecutive matches in which he made a century: 6 (the last three Tests in 1936–37, and the first three Tests in 1938)
 * Bradman has averaged over 100 runs in seven different years. No other player has achieved this in more than two years.
 * Fastest player to reach 2000 (in 22 innings), 3000 (33 innings), 4000 (48 innings), 5000 (56 innings) and 6000 (68 innings) Test runs.


 * Full Name **: Donald George Bradman


 * Born **: 27 August 1908
 * Died **: 25 February 2001 (aged 92)


 * Nickname **: The Don, Braddles


 * Height **: 170 cm


 * National Side **: Australia


 * Batting Style **: Right-Handed


 * Bowling Style **: Right Handed [|Leg-Break]

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