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Donald Bradman was born in Australia on August 27, 1908. He was considered by many to be the best cricket player of all time. In his 20-year career, he scored 6,996 runs in 52 Tests for an average of 99.94, which is still a world record. Bradman was born in Cootamundra, New South Wales. As a child, he and his brothers played cricket. As a teenager, he moved to Sydney, and at 18, he played his first game for New South Wales. He became known quickly as one of the best batters in the country.

Bradman was chosen to play for Australia against England in a Test series in 1930. He averaged 139.14 runs per game in the series and scored 974 runs, which was a record. This showed that he was one of the best batsmen in the world. During his career, Bradman participated in 52 tests for Australia, scoring 6,996 runs at an average of 99.94. He also hit 29 hundred and 13 fifties, which makes him

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A legend is born

August 27 down the years

The world welcomes Donald George Bradman

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1908
Birth of a boy christened Donald George, who went on to become the biggest name in the sport. Don Bradman's feats don't need much repeating; in his case, bare statistics are enough, culminating in an astounding Test batting average of 99.94. He fell short of that figure in years, but not by much, when he died in February 2001.

1973
In his last Test at Lord's, Garry Sobers held his sixth catch in the match, equalling what was then a Test record for a non-wicketkeeper. A great fielder close to the stumps, he took 109 catches in his 93 Tests, to go with his 8032 runs and 235 wickets. In this Lord's Test he also made the last of his 26 Test centuries. West Indies won by the huge margin of an innings and 226 runs to take the series 2-0.

1974
Only the fourth Christian to play Test cricket for Pakistan was born - as

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Don Bradman

Bradman in 1930
Full name	Donald George Bradman
Born	(1908-08-27)27 August 1908 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
Died	25 February 2001(2001-02-25) (aged 92) Kensington Park, South Australia
Nickname	The Don, The Boy from Bowral, Braddles, the White Headley
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Role	Batsman
National side
Test debut (cap 124)	30 November 1928 v England
Last Test	18 August 1948 v England
Years	Team
1927–1934	New South Wales
1935–1949	South Australia
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 December 2014

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