Don Bradman was an Australian cricketer who finished his cricket career just 4 runs away from a career batting average of 100.BBC Sport: A Unique Talent In 2002, Wisden Magazine ranked him as the all time greatest batsman in Test cricket followed by Sachin Tendulkar.

Bradman began his cricket career as a scorer for his father's local team. He would later recount how he would practice batting at home, making up test matches in his head. His first real match came at the age of twelve, when he was asked to play for the high school team. Bradman earned 115 of the total 150 runs his team scored that day.Official Site: Don Bradman - The Early Years 1908-1926

"”Armed with a small stump, which I used as a bat, and throwing a golf ball at the brick part of an old tank a few yards away, I would try to hit the ball on the rebound. I was never satisfied unless I could hit it, say, three times out of four."—Bradman, discussing how he practiced the game as a boyOfficial Site: Don Bradman - The Early Years 1908-1926

• Career Stats
  • Height: 5'7
  • Years in Sport: 37
  • World Records: 2
  • Treble Centuries: 2