Don Bradman : Stats

• Don Bradman played test cricket ONLY against 4 countries - England, India, South Africa and West Indies. He did not play a test against New Zealand (the only Australia v New Zealand test match during his career was in 1946).
• Bradman captained Australia 24 times, winning 15 matches and losing 3.
• Don Bradman was Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1931.
• Against India, Don Bradman averaged 178.75 in 6 innings. Bradman scored 4 centuries and 1 half century in 6 innings. Phew!
• Don Bradman averaged 201.50 in 5 tests against South Africa.
• Although he made his highest test score (334) in the 3rd test of the 1930 series in England, Bradman considered his 254 in the second test of the series to be his best innings technically.
• Don Bradman described himself as "predominately a back foot player".
• When he first saw the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1921, Don Bradman said to his father "I shall never be happy until I play at this ground" - in 1930, he scored a record 452 not out at that ground.
• Don Bradman's batting average over his career in test matches against all countries was 99.94 - if he had scored 4 more runs, he would have averaged 100 per innings.
• Don Bradman scored his first century (115 not out) for Bowral High School against Mittagong when he was 12 years old.
• Bradman’s fastest century was against South Africa in 1931-32. He took just 98 minutes to reach 100 runs mark, however it is unknown that how many balls he faced.
• Don Bradman converted seven consecutive centuries into a score of 150 or more. Our Veeru (Sehwag) has done better.
• Bradman’s dismal score in his first Test (18 and 1) and his last Test (0) is well known but very few know that he holds the record for the scoring the highest runs by any Austrailan in his second Test (79 and 112) and second last Test (33 and 173 n.o.).
• Bradman is said to have had more than one nickname. Braddles, Goldie, The babe Ruth of Cricket, The Little Fella are a few of them.