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Donald Bradman

Featuring Donald Bradman, this short clip shows some of his famous shots.  
 
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craigalake (3 months ago) Show Hide
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Maybe it was premeditated for the film and the ball wasn't quite right
Not saying you're wrong but I've heard that actually his eye wasn't as good as everyone thinks (they did tests comparing his to other players of his time) but that he was just so good at getting in position early that he had more time than most. Also his batlift was towards gully and that helped him get to the ball early apparently.
craigalake (3 months ago) Show Hide
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Actually Larwood is thought to have been a 100mph bowler (we can estimate from the distance the ball travels per frame in old footage) and Don faced him without a helmet and with the leg theory field settings (bodyline).
LoneVocalist (3 months ago) Show Hide
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My grandma's thought to have been a 150mph bowler. Keep your thoughts to yourself.
Bradman has an unbelievable average. But he didn't face the Wasim, Waqar, Akhtar, Saqi's doosra and people like McGrath and Warne. Which is why I think Tendulkar is the best batsman ever.
craigalake (3 months ago) Show Hide
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You're a fool. You can't compare a modern day player with the older generation. As you said, Bradman had an amazing average, and it was facing bowling as potent as today's on less batsmen friendly wickets. All the other great batsmen from his era averaged around 50-60, half Bradmans 99.94. Tendulkar's average is not the best going around even only amongst today's players. Ponting, Sangakkara, Yousef and Kallis are all higher and Tendulkar comes in at 18th all time.
LoneVocalist (3 months ago) Show Hide
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Tendulkar in his prime was the best batsman ever. You cant expect him to be his best for all his 20 years in cricket. Most cricketers cant even last for 20 years. How many tests did Don play again? On top of my head it was 40 to 60. Ponting didn't face Warne and McGrath, Yousef didn't face Ws and Akhtar and Saqi, Sachin did. And that too in their prime. Donald, Ambrose, Walsh, you name it. You had to watch him to appreciate him. With Don its just stats and I dont watch cricket for stats.
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pjmaher78 (2 months ago) Show Hide
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not sure how you could possibly think bradman isnt the gr8est of all time. brown once told the story how he was batting and on 95 runs wen the don came into bat. he said 'bill, ill just get singles so u can get ur hundred ok' so he did and brown got his hundred, then by the time brown was on 120 bradman raced passed his score. thats how good the don was. amazing!!
jocar1983 (5 months ago) Show Hide
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Ever heard of the term wait for the ball? It was quite a slow delivery that he pulled too, so he had all the time in the world. Can you seriously say that a bloke who doubles everyones average needs to work on his timing?
timechannel (4 months ago) Show Hide
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Don !!!!!!!! when you train against a golf ball..a cricket ball is a balloon to you
cleaverwielder (6 months ago) Show Hide
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Yeah well he middled it and timed it so there is no doubt he could use it that he effectively and easilly. Fender said that Bradman had ordinary shot selection, Jardine retorted that his coordination, timing etc was so good that he didn't need conventional shot selection. I think there was a bit of both there in his choosing the pull shot to that ball, Also re feet behind the stumps he said himself in "the art of cricket" that he often finished up behind the wicket.

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