Don Bradman Don Bradman Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001), often referred to as "The Don", was an Australian international cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Bradman's career Test batting average of 99.94 has been cited as the greatest achievement by any sportsman in any major sport. The story that the young Bradman practised alone with a cricket stump and a golf ball is part of Australian folklore. Bradman's meteoric rise from bush cricket to the Australian Test team took just over two years. Before his 22nd birthday, he had set many
Batting (cricket) team principally because of their batting skill is referred to as a specialist batsman, or simply "batsman", regardless of whether they are currently batting. (A specialist bowler, on the other hand, would be referred to as a "batsman" only while actually engaged in batting.) In women's cricket, the term "bats woman" is sometimes encountered, as is "batter", but 'batsman' is widely used in both men's and women's cricket. The batsman's act of hitting the ball is called a shot or stroke. Over time a standard batting technique has been developed which is used by most batsmen. Technique refers to the