Name

Donald George Bradman

Height

5 ft 7 in

Born

August 27, 1908, Cootamundra, New South Wales

Died

February 25, 2001, Kensington Park, Adelaide, South Australia (aged 92 years 182 days)

Teams

Australia, New South Wales, South Australia

Batting style

Right-hand bat

Bowling style

Legbreak

Test debut

Australia v England at Brisbane, Nov 30-Dec 5, 1928

Last Test

England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 14-18, 1948

Sir Donald Bradman Achievements

1. Most runs against one opponent: 5,028 (v England)
2. Most runs in one series: 974 (1930)
3. Most centuries scored in a single session of play: 6
4. Most runs in one day’s play: 309 (1930)
5. Most double centuries: 12
6. Highest career batting average (minimum 20 innings): 99.94
7. Highest series batting average (5 Test series): 201.50 (1931–32)
8. Highest ratio of centuries per innings played: 36.25% (29 centuries from 80 innings)
9. Highest 5th wicket partnership: 405
10. Highest 6th wicket partnership: 346
11. Highest score by a number 5 batsman: 304 (1934)
12. Highest score by a number 7 batsman: 270 (1936–37)
13. Most double centuries in a series: 3 (1930)
14. Most triple centuries: 2 (equal with Brian Lara and Virender Sehwag)
15. Most consecutive matches in which he made a century: 6