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Don Bradman
Sir Donald George Bradman, nicknamed "the Don", was an Australian international cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. His cricketing successes have been claimed by Shane Warne, among others, to make Bradman the "greatest sportsperson" in history. Bradman's career Test batting average of 99.94 is considered by some to be the greatest achievement by any sportsman in any…
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entertainment · Australian cricketer (1908–2001) · cricketer · actor · also Don Bradman, Bradman
Born 27 August 1908 · Died 25 February 2001 · Q313591
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2026· 2 entries
Public attention spiked: 6,623 Wikipedia readers in one day, 8.2× the usual 809, with 0 article edits.
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2025· 1 entry
India TV: Can Shubman Gill break Don Bradman's world record set in 1930 in fifth Test against England?
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2017· 2 entries
PCGamesN: It's rad, man: play Don Bradman Cricket 17 on Steam now
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Nick Bradman appeared on the front cover of the Australian newspaper The Advertiser, after attaining a university entrance score of 99
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2016· 2 entries
GameSpot: Don Bradman Cricket 17 Release Date Announced
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GameSpot: Don Bradman Cricket 17 To Add Female Players For The First Time
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2014· 1 entry
The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra premiered a "multimedia musical portrait" called Our Don that had been nearly three years in the making
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2012· 2 entries
As the stadium underwent an extensive redevelopment, being replaced by the Riverbank Stand in 2013
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As the stadium underwent an extensive re-development
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2009· 1 entry
Was inducted posthumously as an inaugural member into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
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2005· 1 entry
Bradman was one of just three Australians to be honoured in this way
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2001· 3 entries
Won Australian Sports Medal (2001).
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Died 2001-02-25.
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Wisden rated this performance as the best Test match innings of all time
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2000· 2 entries
Bradman was selected by cricket experts as one of five Wisden Cricketers of the Century
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The Australian Government made it illegal for the names of corporations to suggest a link to "Sir Donald Bradman" if such a link does not, in fact, exist
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1999· 1 entry
Bradman was named in the six-man shortlist for BBC Sports Personality of the Century
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1997· 2 entries
Prime Minister John Howard called him the "greatest living Australian"
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Bradman suffered "a discernible and not unexpected wilting of spirit"
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1996· 1 entry
Bradman was made one of its 10 inaugural members
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1993· 1 entry
As a non-profit charitable Trust, called the Bradman Foundation
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1990· 1 entry
Which housed new media and corporate facilities
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1989· 1 entry
At the Bradman Oval in Bowral
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1985· 1 entry
Awarded Sport Australia Hall of Fame (1985).
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1980· 1 entry
Resigned from the ACB, to lead a more secluded life
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1979· 1 entry
Awarded Companion of the Order of Australia (1979).
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1976· 1 entry
Where the new cricket ground was named in his honour
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1974· 1 entry
Attended a Lord's Taverners function in London where he experienced heart problems, which forced him to limit his public appearances to select occasions only
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1949· 1 entry
Awarded Knight Bachelor (1949).
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1945· 1 entry
When referred to the Melbourne masseur Ern Saunders, Bradman permanently lost the feeling in the thumb and index finger of his (dominant) right hand
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1936· 1 entry
HMS Bradman was taken over by the Admiralty in 1939, but was sunk by German aircraft the following year
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1935· 1 entry
Played for South Australia cricket team (1935–1949).
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1931· 2 entries
Awarded Wisden Cricketer of the Year (1931).
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As a prelude to Jardine leading the 1932–33 tour to Australia, with Warner as team manager
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1930· 3 entries
“s Book: The Story of My Cricketing Life with Hints on Batting, Bowling and Fielding (1930), My Cricketing Life (1938), Farewell to Cricket (1950) and The Art of Cricket (1958). The story of the Bodyline series was retold in a 1984 television mini-series, with Gary Sweet portraying Bradman. Bradman has been immortalised in various popular songs of very different styles and eras. Here are some of the more well-known songs about him:”
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When he played at Cambridge during his first tour of England, 21-year-old Bradman took the opportunity to trace his forebears in the region
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Jardine decided to combine traditional leg theory with short-pitched bowling to combat Bradman
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1928· 1 entry
Played for Australia national cricket team (1928–1948).
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1927· 1 entry
Played for New South Wales cricket team (1927–1934).
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1922· 1 entry
And went to work for a local real estate agent who encouraged his sporting pursuits by giving him time off when necessary
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1920· 1 entry
When she boarded with the Bradman family, to be closer to school in Bowral
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1911· 1 entry
When Bradman was about two-and-a-half years old, his parents decided to relocate to Bowral, close to Emily's family and friends in Mittagong, as life at Yeo Yeo was proving difficult
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1908· 1 entry
Born 1908-08-27.
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