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Sir Donald Bradman

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Probably the best batsman to have played the modern game he was a relentless accumulator of runs, often at a rapid rate. His test record was such that he needed to score only 4 in his last test innings to average 100- he was bowled by Eric Hollies second ball for a duck. He took few risks, but was proficient with all strokes. His best scoring stroke was probably the pull, played all along the ground in the arc from mid on to backward square leg. He was an excellent field, particularly in the covers, and a capable leg-break bowler. He made 19 hundreds against England between 1928 and 1948, inlcluding two triple centuries and 6 double centuries. He was Australia's captain between 1936 and 1948, during which time his side won 11 tests, to England's 3. He kept the Ashes through 4 series.
(David Liverman, Jan 1998)

Statistical Record:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct St
Batting              52   80  10  6996  334   99.94  29  13   32  -

                     Balls    M     R   W    Ave  Best   5 10    SR  Econ
Bowling                160    3    72   2  36.00  1-8    -  -  80.0  2.70

FIRST-CLASS

(Batting: career)
                     M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct St
New South Wales     41   69  10  5813  452*  98.52  21  17   17  0
South Australia     44   63   8  5752  369  104.60  25  12   36  1

All first-class     234 338  43 28067  452*  95.14 117  69  131  1

(Bowling: career)
                     Balls  Md     R   W    Ave   Best  5 10    SR  Econ
New South Wales                  712  15  47.46   3-54  0  0
South Australia                    0   0                0  0

All first-class       2118  24  1367  36  37.97   3-35  0  0

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