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In Media. Sir Donald George Bradman AC 27 August — 25 February , nicknamed " The Don ", was an Australian international cricketer , widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. The story that the young Bradman practised alone with a cricket stump and a golf ball is part of Australian folklore. Before his 22nd birthday, he had set many records for top-scoring, some of which still stand, and became Australia's sporting idol at the height of the Great Depression.

This hero status grew and continued through the Second World War. During a year playing career, Bradman consistently scored at a level that made him, in the words of former Australia captain Bill Woodfull , "worth three batsmen to Australia". As a captain and administrator, Bradman was committed to attacking, entertaining cricket; he drew spectators in record numbers.

He hated the constant adulation, however, and it affected how he dealt with others. The focus of attention on Bradman's individual performances strained relationships with some teammates, administrators and journalists, who thought him aloof and wary.

Sir Don Bradman Cricket Career.

A complex and highly driven man, not given to close personal relationships, [ 11 ] Bradman retained a pre-eminent position in the game by acting as an administrator, selector and writer for three decades following his retirement. Even after he became reclusive in his declining years, Bradman's opinion was highly sought, and his status as a national icon was still recognised.

Almost fifty years after his retirement as a Test player, in , Prime Minister John Howard called him the "greatest living Australian". Bradman was of English heritage on both sides of his family. Bradman's parents lived in the hamlet of Yeo Yeo , near Stockinbingal. Bradman's mother had hailed from Mittagong in the NSW Southern Highlands and in , when Bradman was about two-and-a-half years old, his parents decided to relocate to Bowral , close to Emily's family and friends in Mittagong, as life at Yeo Yeo was proving difficult.