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Know about Sir Donald Bradman “The legend of cricket”

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Know about Sir Donald Bradman “The legend of cricket”
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Personal Information
Full Name    :Donald George Bradman
Born               :27th August 1908
Death             :25th February, 2001 (92 years)
Birth Place    : Cootamundra, New South wales
Height            :5 ft 7 inch
Role                :Batsman
Batting Style  : Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style : Right-arm legbreak
Teams            : Australia, New South Wales, South Australia
Batting Career Summary
MInnNORunsHSAvgBFSR100200504s6s
Test528010699633499.94979871.42912136816
Bowling Career Summary
MInnBRunsWktsEconAvgSR5W10W
Test5291607222.69368000

Test Matches

Debut : Australia Vs England at Brisbane – November 30 – December 05, 1928

Last : England Vs Australia at the Oval – August 14 -18, 1948

Top Records :

  • 1st most runs in an series by a Captain (810) Test matches
  • 1st highest career batting average(99.94) Test matches
  • Hundred in each inning of a match Test matches.
  • 99 not out ( and 199, 299 etc) (299*) Test matches.
  • 3rd most fours in an innings(46) Test matches.
  • 1st Fastest to 6000 runs (68) Test matches.
  • 1st Hundreds in consecutive matches (6) combined Test, ODI and T20I records.

Batting: Averages and strike rates

1st Highest career batting average

Batting : Hundreds

17th Most hundreds in a career (29)

1st Most double hundreds in a career (12)

1st Most triple hundreds in a career (2)

Hundred in each innings of a match

1st Most double hundreds in a series (3)

2nd Most hundreds in a series (4)

21st Most hundreds in a calendar year (5)

1st Most hundreds against one team (19)

5th Hundreds in consecutive innings (3)

1st Hundreds in consecutive matches (6)

32nd Youngest player to score a hundred (20years 124d)

9th Youngest player to score a double hundred (21years 304d)

2nd Youngest player to score a triple hundred (21years 318days)

Batting: Nineties

99 not out ( and 199, 299 etc)

Batting: Fifties

33rd Fifties in consecutive innings (5)

27th Fifties in consecutive (7)

Batting: Boundaries

3rd Most fours in an innings (46)

13th Most runs from fours and sixes in an innings (184)

Batting: Long innings

27th Highest percentage of runs in a completed innings (59.01)

Batting: Fastest Career runs

3rd Fastest to 1000 runs (13)

1st Fastest to 2000 runs (22)

1st Fastest to 3000 runs (33)

1st Fastest to 4000 runs (48)

1st Fastest to 5000 runs (56)

1st Fastest to 6000 runs (68)

Individual : Players

21st Longest career (19 Years 262 days)

42nd Longest lived players (92 Years 182 days)

Individual : Captains

23rd Oldest Captains (39 Years 357 days)

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