| In many sports you find that there is heated debate | | | | He was to again perform with credit in the Fourth |
| when comparing great players of differing | | | | Test but was not to be part of a winning team until |
| generations. Cricket is no different, although I feel | | | | the final Test Match, in Melbourne, where his century |
| that there can be little argument over who was the | | | | in the second innings helped Australia to a win. |
| sport's greatest batsman of all time. | | | | The following year Bradman was part of the team |
| Sir Donald Bradman will forever be known as a legend | | | | that regained the Ashes on tour in England. It was |
| of the game. The Australian Test Match player, | | | | during this series that many saw the wonderful talent |
| known affectionately as "The Don", began his | | | | for the first time. |
| international career in 1928. | | | | His performances in England included a century, two |
| Bradman was 20 years of age and his debut came | | | | double centuries and his greatest ever innings - 334 |
| against Australia's greatest cricketing rival, England. | | | | runs in the drawn Third Test at Headingley. |
| The match was played in Brisbane and gave few | | | | By the time that he retired from Test cricket in |
| hints as to the brilliance of Bradman, as he was | | | | 1948, Bradman had scored no less than 29 centuries |
| dismissed for just 18 in the first innings, batting at | | | | and just short of 7,000 runs from his 52 matches for |
| number seven. | | | | Australia. |
| The second innings was even worse for Don and his | | | | His final batting average of 99.94 is unlikely to ever |
| Australian team-mates. Bradman scored only 1 run, as | | | | be bettered. |
| the Australia team were dismissed for a feeble total | | | | Bradman is undoubtedly the finest batsman ever to |
| of 66, leading to a massive defeat. | | | | play the game of cricket. |
| Bradman's poor performance saw him miss out on | | | | To find out more about cricket, visit the cricket |
| the Second Test but he returned for the Third Test | | | | gloves website and check out Keith Barrett's other |
| in Melbourne. Australia were again defeated but | | | | cricketing articles. This article may be used by any |
| Bradman was to shine, making 79 in the first innings | | | | website publisher, though this resource box must |
| and his first Test century in the second. | | | | always be included in full. |