The Great Don Bradman. Part 1

Probably the greatest phenomenon in the history of ALL ball games, Sir Donald George Bradman, (27 August 1908 - 25 February 2001), often referred to as The Don, was an Australian cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest sportsman of all time. Bradman's career Test batting average of 99.94 has been claimed to be statistically the greatest achievement in any major sport. Statistics show that no other athlete dominates a major international sport to the extent that Bradman does cricket. In order to post a similarly dominant career statistic as Bradman, a baseball batter would need a career batting average of .392, while a basketball player would need to score an average of 43.0 points per game. The respective records for these two sports are .366 and 30.1.
Bradman experienced much personal tragedy in raising his children. His first-born son died as an infant in 1936, the second son, John (born in 1939) contracted polio, and his daughter, Shirley, born in 1941, had cerebral palsy since her birth.
Bradman still holds the following significant records for Test match cricket:
• Highest career batting average (minimum 20 innings): 99.94
• Highest series batting average (5 Test series): 201.50 (1931--32)
• Highest ratio of centuries per innings played: 36.25% (29 centuries from 80 innings)
• Highest 5th wicket partnership: 405 (with Sid Barnes, 1946--47)
• Highest 6th wicket partnership: 346 (with Jack Fingleton, 1936--37)
• Highest score by a number 5 batsman: 304 (1934)
• Highest score by a number 7 batsman: 270 (1936--37)
• Most runs against one opponent: 5,028 (v England)
• Most runs in one series: 974 (1930)
• Most centuries scored in a single session of play: 6 (1 pre-lunch, 2 lunch-tea, 3 tea-stumps)
• Most runs in one day's play: 309 (1930)
• Most double centuries: 12
• Most double centuries in a series: 3 (1930)
• Most triple centuries: 2 (equal with Chris Gayle, Brian Lara and Virender Sehwag)
• Most consecutive matches in which he made a century: 6 (the last three Tests in 1936--37, and the first three Tests in 1938)
• Bradman has averaged over 100 in seven different calendar years (*qualification 400 runs). No other player has achieved this in more than two calendar years.
• Fastest player to reach 2000 (in 22 innings), 3000 (33 innings), 4000 (48 innings), 5000 (56 innings) and 6000 (68 innings) Test runs.

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[tain36]

To judge Bradman you have to compare him to the batsmen of his time. So let's look at some of those batsmen: Sir Jack Hobbs Herbert Sutcliffe Goerge Headley Bill Ponsford Stan McCabe Wally Hammond Bill Woodful Sir Len Hutton Dennis Compton Just a few there, and all of them giants. And yet Bradman towers above. The game may be different today but, no matter how much it has changed, its history remains unalterable. And Bradman shaped that history. By the way, I'm English.

[aizad3755]

@tain36 I second your opinion.

[aizad3755]

@tain36 Even if you were to compare Bradman to the modern day cricketers, he towers above them statistically- which is the only half valid tool you can use.

[Mrvideosandgames]

I'm using part of this video in a PowerPoint presentation for school.

[aizad3755]

@Mrvideosandgames That's really nice.

[jarrethcutestory]

Clearly the greatest. I remember some asshole putting Bradman down by saying that bowlers weren't as good then, but that's bull crap. Uncovered wickets + the fact no one has matched him = the greatest.

[galpinman]

@gazzawhite I thought so too.

[gazzawhite]

@galpinman Nice trolling bro.

[galpinman]

@720Robbo I bet a 5'8" full time factory worker on food rations would be pretty quick.

[galpinman]

@jarrethcutestory In today's era, bradman would probably be on the bench for most 1st class teams....if that. Playing amateur, part time english players on a food ration is different to playing against professional players. All the same, he's a nice motivational icon to have, like Owens for sprinting, Sandow for strength and the like., but not in the same class as a modern player.

[stapleton60ftw]

@unevenestfall I'm sorry, but there is no possible way that Sachin is better then Bradman. Sachin is a fantastic batsman with an incredible career, but Bradman is the greatest batsman of all time, and you cannot argue that in any possible way, he is the greatest.

[stapleton60ftw]

Sachin Tendulkar disliked this video

[unevenestfall]

@GetBackToNowhere I'm serious, now it's time to say Tendulkar's better

[GetBackToNowhere]

@unevenestfall Serious or troll?

[sarth10]

atleast dont dislike this video



[720Robbo]

Anyone that says the bowlers werent as quick or good back in Bradmans day are obviously stupid. You try going through the bodyline series without protective gear and still average over 50.