You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. His last double century (201) came at Adelaide, and he scored a century in each innings of the Melbourne Test. Sir Donald George Bradman was an Australian cricketer hailed as the greatest Test batsman of all time. From the collection of the State Library of South Australia. A complex, highly driven man, not given to close personal relationships,[6] Bradman retained a pre-eminent position in the game by acting as an administrator, selector and writer for three decades following his retirement. The Bradmans lived in the same modest, suburban house in Holden Street, Kensington Park in Adelaide for all but the first three years of their married life. My one idea when going into bat was to make runs for Australia."[46]. The Life Summary of Donald George. They married at St Paul's Anglican Church at Burwood, Sydney, New South Wales. Wisden wrote:[69]. [110] However, it was the end of an era. A team of cricketers whose respect and loyalty were unquestioned, who would regard me in a fatherly sense and listen to my advice, follow my guidance and not question my handling of affairs there are no longer any fears that they will query the wisdom of what you do. There first son was born In 1936, their first child, a son. His batting reached a new level in the Second Test at Lord's where he scored 254 as Australia won and levelled the series. On 16 June 1979, the Australian government awarded Bradman the nation's second-highest civilian honour at that time, Companion of the Order of Australia (AC), "in recognition of service to the sport of cricket and cricket administration". [4][16] In the competition final against Moss Vale, which extended over five consecutive Saturdays, Bradman scored 320 not out. "It was all the more obvious that, on any analysis, the only figure of stature who could lead Australia back into the post-War cricket era was 'the little feller', the 'sick man of Adelaide', the wartime invalid now nearing forty. Wisden commented, "[i]f there really is a blemish on his amazing record it is the absence of a significant innings on one of those 'sticky dogs' of old". Mel Lastman - 62nd Mayor of Toronto; businessman. 29:18. Biografia De Sir Donald Bradman - Infncia, Conquistas De Vida E Linha Lady Jessie M. Bradman formerly Menzies. Menzie - Public Member Stories - Ancestry.com
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