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Just as Bradman's legend grew, rather than diminished, over the years, so too has the reputation of the 1948 team. For Bradman, it was the most personally fulfilling period of his playing days, as the divisiveness of the 1930s had passed.
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In early December 1948 over 94,000 people flooded to the MCG to watch Bradman in his testimonial game. The match finished with the scores level after Don Tallon added 91 in the last hour with nine wickets down. Bradman scored 123 in the first innings. Bradman was knighted in March 1949. He became the only Australian cricketer ever to be knighted.
Jul 1, 2013 · English cricket in the year 1948 saw the arrival of a team boasting unparalleled talent, led by the greatest cricketer in history- Don Bradman. In a tour which lasted six...
Oct 26, 2020 · Australia’s captain Don Bradman was the greatest batsman since WG Grace and for a generation of boys born just before World War II, who were growing up after it, his team displayed such superiority that a generation became conditioned to living with defeat. They seemed Invincible.
Aug 27, 2012 · Don Bradman was Australia’s greatest sportsman, being the most successful batsman to have ever emerged in the history of cricket — not just in Australia, but in the entire world. Donald George Bradman was born in Cootamundra, New South Wales, on the 27th of August 1908. He was one of five children; his siblings were one brother, Victor, and ...
Aug 27, 2019 · Sir Donald George Bradman was, without any question, the greatest phenomenon in the history of cricket, indeed in the history of all ball games. To start with, he had a deep and undying love of cricket, as well, of course, as exceptional natural ability. It was always said he could have become a champion at squash or tennis or golf or billiards ...
6 days ago · Don Bradman (born August 27, 1908, Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia—died February 25, 2001, Adelaide, South Australia) was an Australian cricketer, one of the greatest run scorers in the history of the game and often judged the greatest player of the 20th century. In Test (international) matches Bradman scored 6,996 runs for Australia ...
