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Born
Don Bradman was born in Cootamundra, New South Wales, on 27 August 1908 and grew to become one of Australia's most esteemed cricketers. -
First Real Game
At the age of 12, Don Bradman played his first cricket game for the senior school team and in his second game on the Oval he scored 115 not out from a team total of 150. He also took 8 wickets. -
First Grade Cricket
Don played first-grade cricket for St George, a Sydney surburban cricket club, from November 1926 until he moved to North Sydney in 1932. -
Playing For The NSW Team
In 1927, Don was selected to play Sheffield Shield for the NSW team, touring the southern states. Don travelled to Adelaide for his first-class debut for NSW against South Australia, scoring 118 runs. -
Test Cricket
In 1928, the young Don now one of the most talked about cricketers in Australia, was selected to play Test cricket for Australia. Don played in the first Test match ever held in Brisbane.
In the Third Test in Melbourne, where he played brilliantly,he became the youngest player to score a Test century with 112 in the second innings. -
Playing Overseas
Bradman was an instant sensation in England in the 1930's making a double-century in the first match at Worcester which set the scene for his record-breaking summer to follow. He scored no less than six double-centuries, ten centuries and fifteen half-centuries. The giant world record score of 334 made during the Third Test at Headingley proved beyond doubt that here was an exceptional Test player. -
Breaking The Records
Don Bradman reached the scoring peak of his career in a match between NSW and QLD in January 1930. It was during this match that the 21 year old broke the world's batting record for the highest score in first-class cricket by smashing the previous record of 437. Don scored 452 not out in just 415 minutes. -
Marriage
On the 30th of April 1932 Don Bradman married Jessie Menzies. Sir Donald would later describe their union as the greatest partnership of his life. (Their marriage remained a strong union until Lady Jessie Bradman died in September 1997 after a battle with cancer.) -
An Australian Captain
Bradman was appointed for the first time, Australian Test cricket captain against the visiting England Team led by George 'Gubby' Allen. The two team's met in the First Test on 4 December, 1936 at Brisbane. -
Last Ever Test Innings
Bradman was bowled by Hollies for a duck in the fifth test match at the oval. It was Bradman's last ever test inning's -
Cricket Knight
The 1949 New Year's Honours List included Don Bradman as Knight Bachelor recognising his services to cricket and to Commonwealth sporting links. He was invested as Australia's first cricket knight in March 1949. He became the only Australian cricketer ever to be knighted. -
Death
Death of sir Donald Bradman in Adelaide from complications associated with pneumonia, aged 92
