Sir Donald George Bradman

Sir Donald George Bradman (1908–2001) was an Australian cricketer and sports administrator who is widely regarded as one of the game's greatest batsman. Bradman first represented Australia in a test match in 1928, and served as captain from 1936 until his retirement in 1948.

At the age of 19, he made his first-class debut in a match between his New South Wales team and Adelaide, making a "century" - 118 runs to be exact - in his very first encounter. He was so gifted and consistent that during the course of his 21-year test match career, he averaged a century every three innings. He scored 6,996 runs in 52 Test matches, giving him a strong candidate for the title of greatest cricketer of all time. When 100 former cricketers and journalists were polled by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack to decide the best cricketers of the twentieth century, "The Don" was nominated by all 100.

Full name: Sir Donald George Bradman

Born: August 27, 1908, Cootamundra , New South Wales , Australia

Died: February 25, 2001 (age 92)Kensington Park , South Australia , Australia

Height: 1.73m