Australian batsmen Don Bradman and Bill Ponsford being escorted from the field by English police, 1934

Don Bradman was one of the world’s greatest cricket players. He scored 6996 test runs and 28,067 first-class runs for New South Wales and then South Australia. Bradman continues to hold the record for highest test batting average at 99.94.

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