365 Days Cricket - Sir Donald Bradman

 365 Days Cricket - Sir Don Bradman

Almost all cricket fans would rank Donald Bradman to be the greatest cricketer ever. This is because in one discipline of cricket - batting - he's  simply better than anyone who has ever played the game.

Time and again Donald Bradman won matches and test series for Australia, literally off his own bat. His batting average is about 50 % better than any other batsman in the 130-year history of test cricket. Commonly a player who scores one century every four tests is known as a legend. Donald Bradman hit 29 centuries in 52 test matches.

Donald Bradman was not only a cricketer, he was a national icon. Some would argue that he was the most important Australian of the 20th century because around his magical exploits a new nation found a focal point and a figure from whom they could derive immense pride. Because of this and many others it’s hard to argue that Bradman was simply the greatest ever.