Don Bradman, 1928

Don Bradman was one of the world’s greatest cricket players. On 29 December 1928 he scored his first international test century. It was against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in the third test of the 1928–29 Ashes series.

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National Library of Australia, obj-153095251

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