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Donald Bradman at the Adelaide Oval, 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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National Library of Australia, obj-136216157

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