My dad went to watch Kent v Australia in a warm up game in the 30s. Bradman was out for a duck in both innings. This after dad had to walk and get buses for 2 hours to get from Maidstone to Canterbury.
Love the story, I lived on Old Dover Road and used to go to see cricket there in the days of the lime tree and Graham Dilley (love you Picca), do they still have Canterbuty Week?
@@nedeast6845 my first 6 years of life I lived on randolph close off the old Dover road then after that our family moved to Ealham close (named after Alan Ealham) off Nackington road off old Dover road as well near Simon Langton Grammar school. We used to use that lime tree as the stumps when we were kids..... much nostalgia
As far as I am aware Bradman never got a pair in his whole career. Your dad was even unluckier than that. Of the three tours of England that Bradman made in the 1930s (1930, 1934, 1938) I am sure we are talking about the 1934 tour. In 1930 against Kent he score 18 and 205 n.o. In 1938 he batted once for 67. In 1934 on day one there were just 11 overs bowled because of rain (Kent 21-2 dec.) Day 2 was washed out completely. On day 3 Australia declared when their first wicket fell at 197 (Stan McCabe 108, Bill Ponsford 82 n.o), the day ended with Kent on 74-7. So in that game Don Bradman never even got to the wicket to bat.
Just a few notes for a few things in the video. 1. That looks like video from the 1949 Testimonial match for Bradman played at the Sydney Cricket Ground. It was recently found, restored and colourised. 2. Most of the video was filmed from the Ladies Stand, with some from the Members stand. Both still exist today, as is, from when this was filmed. 3. Bradman was Cap no 124, primarily because he debuted in 1928, some 50 years after Test Cricket was first played by Australia in 1877. 4. Despite the age, Bradman was not the “OG” of cricket. Most cricket aficionados will tell you that title belongs to Dr W.G Grace. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._G._Grace . Many historians however believe Alfred Mynn, the “Lion of Kent” to be cricket’s first true superstar. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Mynn . 5. Bradman’s most famous innings was his 334 (his highest test score). What many people forget is that he scored 300 runs in a single day. It’s a big deal when a batsman scores a 100 in a session ONCE. Bradman did the equivalent in 3 successive sessions.
One thing about the Bodyline Series that sometimes gets overlooked - even in that series, Bradman averaged 56.57 with one hundred and two fifties from the 4 matches he played. So even at his worst, Bradman's average was still comfortably better than the career averages of players like Ponting, Lara, Tendulkar and Kohli who are all rightly considered great batsmen with averages in the low 50's. There's a great video on Bradman's incredible stats over his career from Numberphile here that you might be interested in: ua-cam.com/video/A8Tiba3h9Fw/v-deo.html
Finally the legend. I mean it was only a matter of time before you guys jumped into him. 99.94 runs per innings average is nuts. Perhaps the greatest batsman ever as far as average is concerned. Thank you guys. Thank you Nick and Gabe.
Don Bradman on Sachin I saw him playing on television and was struck by his technique so I asked my wife to come look at him. Now I never saw myself play but I felt that this player is playing with style similar to mine and she looked at him on television and Said yes there is similarity between the two his compactness, technique and stroke production
When Sourav Ganguly got dismissed on a duck in his last match, he said after the match that he is glad now that atleast he has something in common with "SIR DON BRADMAN"
The Don played on pitches that were not covered at all, so much lower quality than today, no helmet and a bat half the size of todays bats. Yet his average is almost twice Kholi or Smith. Thats how good he was....
But the bowler he faced & the quality of bowler were not that what Sachin , pointing , Lara faced although he is great batsman but u cant overlook the quality & fielding standard..
@@eightyseven3113 they were far better Walsh, Ambrose, Donald , Magrath, murlidharan , warne, Wasim Akram, they all r far better then that bowling faced by Don Bradman...
@@eightyseven3113 he's either stupid or trolling mate. Playing on uncovered pitches is difficult and dangerous. Plus when a guy averages almost double the next best its fair to say he'd be great in any era. This other guy commenting is a moron.
Once Bradman went to New York to play a match. He got out for a duck. It was mentioned in American newspapers. A man read the news headlines and named a cartoon character after Bradman. The man was Walt Disney and the cartoon character was Donald Duck.
In Bradman's era, top players were averaging similar to today but Bradman was so far ahead, there's no comaparison. Theres a story of the Don, in his 60s, facing a young gun trying to take his head off.. In a little while, loud cheering could be heard amongst onlookers as the old Don smashed the young quick everywhere.
I did my first real primary school project on the Don, he blew me away then and he still does to this day (am im 50 now, so primary is going way back lol). One of the greatest sportsmen to ever live without question.
Don Bradman missed his lifetime average of 100 in Tests just by 4 runs. His average stands highest till now in Tests at 99.94. In his last innings he has to score 4 runs to maintain the average of 100 but he got out on Duck in his last innings. Greatest Cricketer ever.
I still believe he did that on purpose. He would’ve made the sunshine the night before and knew 4 runs would’ve given him an average of 100. I think he wanted to keep the average under hundred, as no one is perfect. I’m even sure I’ve heard a story like that once. Like they said, he didn’t really like the limelight. Humbleness
My mum saw his last game, where he was dismissed for a duck. He needed 4 runs to get a 100 average. He practiced as a kid by hitting a golf ball against a corregated iron tank with a cricket stump, which would be almost impossible, and is probably one of the reasons he developed such skills.
You guys should look up Keith Miller. You can make a movie just from his Wikipedia page. Best all rounder Australia ever produced. Fought in world war 2 as a bomber pilot.
Interviewer : “Keith, how did you deal with pressure on the cricket field ?” Miller : “Pressure? In cricket ? Pressure is having a Messerschmitt (German fighter plane) up your arse !”
Sid Barnes shared a 405 run partnership with Bradman. Bradman was out for 234, and the legend is that Barnes got himself out for the same score (both fell on the same team score). Former captain and opener Mark Taylor declared the Australian innings closed after batting for 2 days. Taylor left himself 334 not out, the same as Bradman's highest and, at that time, the highest score by an Australian. And, recently, Tim Paine declared after David Warner got to 335 against Pakistan in Adelaide.
Hi Guys here is a grab from Wikipedia showing how he compares to the greats in other sports, you can see how he dominated all others. The statistics show that "no other athlete dominates an international sport to the extent that Bradman does cricket". In order to post a similarly dominant career statistic as Bradman, a baseball batter would need a career batting average of .392, while a basketball player would need to score an average of 43.0 points per game over their career. The respective records are .366 and 30.1
The great Australian side of 1948 known as 'The Invincibles' scored 721 runs in just one day in a tour match against Essex. Essex bowler Trevor Bailey always used to say, very much tongue-in-cheek, 'yes, but we managed to bowl them out in a day too!'
When Bradman walked out to bat at the Oval against England in 1948 in his final test, he was averaging 101.4 in test cricket. If he had scored 4 runs he would have finished with an average of 100, but the Warwickshire leg-spinner Eric Hollies, bowled him second ball with a googly. In his full First-class career he scored 28,067 runs at an average of 95.14 with a highest score of 452 n.o. He scored 117 centuries (one every 2.88 innings) and 69 scores over fifty. He passed 300 in an innings a record six times
In Australia, they released a song in the 1930's called "Our Don Bradman", I remember the first line went "Our Don Bradman, now I ask you is he any good":) A book was written by his team-mate Jack Fingleton, called "Brightly fades the Don", it was no secret that the two didn't get along too well, and Fingleton wrote some disparaging stuff about The Don, even in his wonderful book about Victor Trumper, Fingleton was convinced that Bradman didn't want him in the team because he was irish Catholic (and Don was strictly Church of England). Fingleton reckoned it was Bradman that gave secrets from the dressing room to the press, and there was alot of acrimony, but I understand that they eventually made up and both became friends again towards the end of Fingleton's life.
No, they never reconciled. There's no evidence that Bradman was particularly religious. You seem to be referring to the supposed feud between Freemasons & Catholics in NSW cricket in that era.
*Bradman was good at Tennis I reckon it was mentioned his 2nd best sport. He had to move to city to find work. He was stunning but even he fell short of 100 average which is very weird tbh*
He needed four runs in his last Test innings to have a Test batting average of 100; he was dismissed for 0 which left him with an average of 99.94. His first-class average was over 95
The other thing with The Don, is that he shared a same physical characteristic with all great batsmen, which is, the lack of size (I think he was 5 feet 7, same as Lara and Tendulkar). It isalso reckoned he had a reaction speed half a second quicker than any other batter, as well as great footwork. But "Bodyline" did bug him; whatever the rights or wrongs, "leg theory" was something he couldn't handle too well, so Jardine basically worked him out. They then changed the leg-side fielding law.
That was a great analysis right there,You guys should check out & discuss More of Lara,Kallis or McGrath Please try to do a reaction video of their tribute
Not sure what year that was but that is old footage from the SCG. Bradman was once asked how he'd go batting against the great fast bowlers of the 1990's. He said he would probably only manage an average of about 50...but bear in mind, he was over 80 years old.
The first batsman in çricket to wear a head protective gear was Graham Yallop of Australia in 1978, against the West Indies...Bradman's baggy green number was 190
Hey guys, if you have time, you should discuss the squads selected for the packed WI home tour as well as the other tour on the calendar if you guys have enough info on them to have a discussion
You knows it is authentic as NFSA stands for National Film Sound Archive who archives all important Australian footage. This footage would have been post 1940 when colour came through.
To put it in perspective, his batting average was over 50% more than the second best, which is in the low 60s. Imagine a baseball player with an average 50% better than anyone else! Statistically, Bradman must be the greatest sportsman of any sport.
Great video you guys are doing great 👍keep up the good work. I would like to ask if you could check out Sir Gary Sobers a West Indian legend before Lara there was Sobers. Regarded as one of G.O.A.T. of cricket. Not only a great batsman but a good bowler as well. He the ability to bowl pace and spin and great fielder in his day.
@@billschild3371 he said it was because he didn’t want to not have the chance to win the test match in order to chase personal records. But it ended up a draw anyway. He should have just got the record
If you want an interesting compilation of the Don's footage search you tube for the song about him by Paul Kelly. Has heaps of original footage from the gear he wore, to his practice regime and test he played in and great crowd footage. Worth a watch and a listen.
He was really good slip filder I watched the Documentary On Sir Don in dat documentary dey show him doing Catching practice with golf bowl hitting it to the wooden fence standing close to it and Catching it
This is the Don showing us how he practiced as a kid with a golf ball, a single cricket stump and a water tank. ua-cam.com/video/9o6vTXgYdqA/v-deo.html . There's also a TV mini series called "Bodyline" about that infamous Ashes series. Starring the wonderful Aussie actor Hugo Weaving (Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, Hacksaw Ridge, V is for Vendetta, etc). Worth a watch if you can find it.
The greatest cricketer of all time. End of discussion. Whenever a debate about great batsmen or comparisons between batsmen is had, it simply goes without saying that Bradman is No.1. Almost every other world class, dominant throughout their careers batsmen average in the mid to high 50’s. Bradman almost DOUBLED their average. 99.94. 29 Test centuries in 52 Tests. It is so far off the charts it’s almost superhuman.
Just a couple of quick comments to another great video. The Don fell four runs short of 7000 runs, with a duck, which would have given him the 100 average. The next best in history is under 62. It is only when you see that you realise how phenomenal the Don really was. Side note of the seven players that have averaged over 60 in sustained text careers 4 are Australian ( 2 currently playing), 1 English, 1 West Indian, 1 South African, there have been no Indian players that have been able to achieve that end. India is still waiting to turn up at the party, they talk a pretty good game but really in the scheme of things are still scrambling to catch up. Body Line was not damaging simply because they bowled at the body. That has been happening since Cain bowled a bouncer at Abel and took him out. It was the field placements that made Body Line what it is. They place a number of fielders just behind square on the leg side so you could not use your bat to defend yourself. You could only attack or take it on the body. There was a mini series created a long time ago starring Garry Sweet playing the protagonist and hero the Don and a young Hugo Weaving playing the evil villain Douglas Jardine (English Captain). Hey it was 80's Australian Television, how else would we portray a Pomme. While the cinematography leaves a little to be desired it is a great story and worth a watch. You should put it on your list. It is now illegal to have more than two fielders behind square leg, you will be called for a no-ball if you do. As a result you can't have body line any more. But a quick bowler bowling at the body with a silly square leg still is able to intimidate a batsmen.
Arguably the greatest test batsman of all time, but it was a different time, different pitches, different equipment. Certainly an Australian cricket icon. Sir Garfield Sobers takes the mantle of the greatest 'cricketer' IMHO.
Bodyline was more than just bowling at the body they would put all the feilders on the leg side and bowl short on the leg side it made it impossible to score runs , the rules were change and you can not have more than 2 players behind square leg on the leg side
Guys, he isn't widely regarded as the best ever, he is the best ever. No other batsman has ever come close to his test average. He also did his best work post war while in his late 30s, an age when most cricketers were already retired
I still believe to this day, that he deliberately went out for a duck. He would’ve known that only 4 runs was needed and he is the Don.. he could’ve made those four runs if he wanted to. I think it’s a case of him not wanting to end on a perfect 100, as a point to show that no one is completely perfect. I’m even sure I’ve heard or read that somewhere as a kid that he mentioned that’s why. Can’t remember where from though but I still believe that, to this day. It was a humble decision I believe. PS - another thing that doesn’t quite translate is that back then, yes they didn’t have helmets, but the pitches weren’t the pitches we have today. That added extra flavour to the game. Made it very hard to bat. The bats were nowhere near the ones players have today. Really, they were sticks in comparison. Back then, it was pretty much a bowlers game. Makes it even more special then, knowing what the Don achieved back then. It was tough man hahaha PS PS - do a reaction video on the ‘Timeless Test’, and why they Shortened the game, first to 6 days and then to 5 days. There used be a stage until the 60’s, were an over had 8 deliveries. They shortened that too. The Timeless Test was between England and South Africa, in Durban South Africa , and went for 10 days and the match didn’t even finish, as the English cricket team, had to catch their boat from Durban to Cape Town, to catch the boat that left for England… even one more day of cricket would’ve meant they were stuck in South Africa for another 3 months. The rules were changed after that. That test also has the player for the slowest Century. He got to his Ton in just over 500 deliveries. Lol… it’s like fans went to the stadium for a nap, while a cricket game broke out hahaha Would be great to hear your thoughts on that Keep up the good work guys
Australian cricket has a great history and always played the game to win and for the spectators. England’s cricket history is basically how they invented and started the game, taught it to other countries and then started losing to them all ....
Don Bradman actually met babe Ruth at a baseball game when the Australian team stopped off in America on route to England for an ashes series. Babe asked Don did he want him to explain the rules to him, but Bradman informed Ruth that he also played baseball in Australia.
I think even in England the Don is regarded as the greatest batsman of all time.... if you look at Test career averages only 4 batsmen have averages of 60 plus ...... Herbert Sutcliffe (England) 60.73 - George Headley (West Indies) 60.83 - Graeme Pollock (South Africa) 60.97 and of course The Don 99.94. Just for comparison Sachin's average was 53.8 and Kohli's is currently 52.4. Also note that great batsmen become great by what they do in Test Matches ..... that's where the batsman is 'Tested' and has to prove his worth
Bradman is much loved in Australia but also has many detractors. Many of the players did not like him due to his conservative opinions but primarily due to his sectarian views. When he was Chairman of The Australian Cricket Board he was a central figure representing the establishment during the start of World Series Cricket. I recommend you react to this video on the start of World Series Cricket. ua-cam.com/video/p6CldSD0ikQ/v-deo.html
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The great Kelly Slater once said that Sir Donald Bradman was the greatest sportsman of all time ftw.usatoday.com/2014/08/kelly-slater-surfing-interesting-man “If you’re gonna be compared to someone who was great in his sport, the biggest honor would be Donald Bradman,” Slater said
Please react to this video - nice technical analysis in batting - you will get a lot of insights into the thinking that goes behind decisions on what stance to take, which stump to bat on. ua-cam.com/video/ehWkuHa2Jkw/v-deo.html
First guy: "Australian batsman ... you can't live up to Don Bradman." Seriously, you guys don't understand ... at all. Most people in the Commonwealth (UK, Australia, Canada) + other countries that know cricket would say that Don Bradman is the best ever sportsman ever in any sport.
Seriously ... you don't get it. Don Bradman is so much better than any other cricketer (any other sportsman ... ever in any sport). I grew up in Adelaide and saw him locally (getting new spectacles) and he was respected.
Look at the crowd and do some research. Australia and Commonwealth Countries will regard him as the best sportsman that has ever lived. And yes, we include USA/etc. He is statistically so much better than the next best that is how good he was.
It is still debatable whether he was the greatest player or was it sachin..both had their advantages and disadvantages..still I feel sachin would edge over him
@@eightyseven3113 they have all just played limited number of international matches and that too against lesser number of teams and in very less countries. Moreover they too haven't played all 3 formats and excelled at it
@@eightyseven3113 I am not a fan of sachin or Indian team..I am a fan of new Zealand team since past 21 years..but I know the fact that u can't be called the greatest by playing against limited number of teams and just one format...I do agree he would have excelled in other formats as well and he would still be great player even if he had played in subcontinent and in other places like south Africa, west indies etc but his average would have dwindled to the 50s or 60s
You guys have assumed the best athlete that ever lived played NFL/baseball etc ... it's not true. If this was a serious video and it was about Sir Donald Bradman. You guys aren't paying enough respect and you clearly did zero research. This guy is understood outside the USA as the best sportsman in history (at ANY sport). And you guys are joking about it. You guys are FOOLS / IDIOTS / you need to beg forgiveness. This is so ridiculous it is almost funny. Americans discovering cricket and not understanding it's history inc Bradman and the Ashes.
Don Bradman didn't had better record against WestIndies , Dom Bradman with fear of his Record didn't stepping out from the ship to play in India. Just play against weak England only with at home aswell to make such record.
a really controversial comment here. I dont rate don bradman as the greatest batsman of all time. Infact I have sympathy for anyone who has selected him in his all time playing eleven. yes he averaged hundred. But he did not play a single match in subcontinent. Now imagine that. A lot of Tom , Dick and harries do well in their own country but struggle to play outside. So I think he is overrated and anyone who says he is greatest is not objective or does not understand how cricket works. This is one of the classic myths that go on and on because no one wanted to put a logical counter argument. YOU CAN BE A GOD AGAINST SWINGING AND SEAMING CONDITIONS IN ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA, BUT YOU MIGHT LOOK FOOL AGAINST HIGH QUALITY SPIN ATTACK IN SUBCONTINENT. Now without the proper sample size how can you say for sure that he would be great against spin as well. FOR ALL YOU KNOW HE WOULD HAVE PLAYED LIKE A FOOL AGAINST INDIA AGAINST THE LEGENDARY SPIN QUARTET WE HAD IN THE PAST. SACHIN and LARA are the greatest ever period . they have proven themselves in all conditions unlike BRADMAN
Like I said, different time, 8 ball overs, back foot rule, uncovered pitches etc. No helmets, cloth gloves, skinny little bats. How would the same batsmen from the modern era cope with the same equipment under the same conditions? How would any of the great modern day spinners cope on a 'sticky'? No need to scream out the rhetoric, turn the capslock off. And how well did India play outside India up until the last little while? No problem from me if you're controversial, but people in glass houses...
Nah, mate we shouldn't compare with recent times, don was miles ahead of his peers, sachin was extraordinary too, but he wasn't as ahead of his peers compared to don
@@johnwhear9600 I was not hyping any Indian player brother. I know they hav ebeen shitty over the years outside India. Hence all of them are not rated GREAT. I just hope you apply the same logic to bradman. How the fuck is he Greta when he has played his entire cricket on 10 grounds and 2 countries only. In cricket greatness is defined by adaptability. And guess what he has no track record of adaptability. So this is a dumb assumption that he is the greatest of all time. That is a joke.
My dad went to watch Kent v Australia in a warm up game in the 30s. Bradman was out for a duck in both innings. This after dad had to walk and get buses for 2 hours to get from Maidstone to Canterbury.
Great story- I grew up in Canterbury, went to the ground many times before I moved to Australia
Love the story, I lived on Old Dover Road and used to go to see cricket there in the days of the lime tree and Graham Dilley (love you Picca), do they still have Canterbuty Week?
@@nedeast6845 my first 6 years of life I lived on randolph close off the old Dover road then after that our family moved to Ealham close (named after Alan Ealham) off Nackington road off old Dover road as well near Simon Langton Grammar school. We used to use that lime tree as the stumps when we were kids..... much nostalgia
As far as I am aware Bradman never got a pair in his whole career. Your dad was even unluckier than that.
Of the three tours of England that Bradman made in the 1930s (1930, 1934, 1938) I am sure we are talking about the 1934 tour.
In 1930 against Kent he score 18 and 205 n.o.
In 1938 he batted once for 67.
In 1934 on day one there were just 11 overs bowled because of rain (Kent 21-2 dec.)
Day 2 was washed out completely.
On day 3 Australia declared when their first wicket fell at 197 (Stan McCabe 108, Bill Ponsford 82 n.o), the day ended with Kent on 74-7.
So in that game Don Bradman never even got to the wicket to bat.
@neilgayleard3842 nonsense, Bradman never made a pair in 1st class cricket, and he never made a duck against Kent.
He's had a big impact on every generation of cricketers after him.
Just a few notes for a few things in the video.
1. That looks like video from the 1949 Testimonial match for Bradman played at the Sydney Cricket Ground. It was recently found, restored and colourised.
2. Most of the video was filmed from the Ladies Stand, with some from the Members stand. Both still exist today, as is, from when this was filmed.
3. Bradman was Cap no 124, primarily because he debuted in 1928, some 50 years after Test Cricket was first played by Australia in 1877.
4. Despite the age, Bradman was not the “OG” of cricket. Most cricket aficionados will tell you that title belongs to Dr W.G Grace. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._G._Grace . Many historians however believe Alfred Mynn, the “Lion of Kent” to be cricket’s first true superstar. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Mynn .
5. Bradman’s most famous innings was his 334 (his highest test score). What many people forget is that he scored 300 runs in a single day. It’s a big deal when a batsman scores a 100 in a session ONCE. Bradman did the equivalent in 3 successive sessions.
One thing about the Bodyline Series that sometimes gets overlooked - even in that series, Bradman averaged 56.57 with one hundred and two fifties from the 4 matches he played. So even at his worst, Bradman's average was still comfortably better than the career averages of players like Ponting, Lara, Tendulkar and Kohli who are all rightly considered great batsmen with averages in the low 50's. There's a great video on Bradman's incredible stats over his career from Numberphile here that you might be interested in: ua-cam.com/video/A8Tiba3h9Fw/v-deo.html
Great video you should all watch
Finally the legend. I mean it was only a matter of time before you guys jumped into him. 99.94 runs per innings average is nuts.
Perhaps the greatest batsman ever as far as average is concerned.
Thank you guys. Thank you Nick and Gabe.
Love how he had his shirt collar up even back then
Don Bradman on Sachin
I saw him playing on television and was struck by his technique so I asked my wife to come look at him. Now I never saw myself play but I felt that this player is playing with style similar to mine and she looked at him on television and Said yes there is similarity between the two his compactness, technique and stroke production
jog on, not everything is about India
When Sourav Ganguly got dismissed on a duck in his last match, he said after the match that he is glad now that atleast he has something in common with "SIR DON BRADMAN"
Nice, first time I heard that.
The Don played on pitches that were not covered at all, so much lower quality than today, no helmet and a bat half the size of todays bats. Yet his average is almost twice Kholi or Smith. Thats how good he was....
But the bowler he faced & the quality of bowler were not that what Sachin , pointing , Lara faced although he is great batsman but u cant overlook the quality & fielding standard..
@@eightyseven3113 they were not at the level of 90s era bowler Wasim , waqar, Ambrose, Shane warne , Magrath, murlidharan , bret Lee , akhtar, etc...
@@eightyseven3113 they were far better Walsh, Ambrose, Donald , Magrath, murlidharan , warne, Wasim Akram, they all r far better then that bowling faced by Don Bradman...
@@AshishSingh-rc7ds you got no idea about any cricket history pre 1950 do you?
@@eightyseven3113 he's either stupid or trolling mate. Playing on uncovered pitches is difficult and dangerous. Plus when a guy averages almost double the next best its fair to say he'd be great in any era. This other guy commenting is a moron.
Once Bradman went to New York to play a match. He got out for a duck. It was mentioned in American newspapers. A man read the news headlines and named a cartoon character after Bradman. The man was Walt Disney and the cartoon character was Donald Duck.
wohoo didn't know that !!
sorry but i dont think cartoons were there those days
@@anirudh4070 Donald Duck's first appearance was in the 1934 cartoon The Wise Little Hen
It's fascinating if it's true.
This is as fake as a $3 bill.
In Bradman's era, top players were averaging similar to today but Bradman was so far ahead, there's no comaparison.
Theres a story of the Don, in his 60s, facing a young gun trying to take his head off.. In a little while, loud cheering could be heard amongst onlookers as the old Don smashed the young quick everywhere.
This never happened.
I did my first real primary school project on the Don, he blew me away then and he still does to this day (am im 50 now, so primary is going way back lol). One of the greatest sportsmen to ever live without question.
Don Bradman missed his lifetime average of 100 in Tests just by 4 runs. His average stands highest till now in Tests at 99.94. In his last innings he has to score 4 runs to maintain the average of 100 but he got out on Duck in his last innings. Greatest Cricketer ever.
Every Cricket lover of the 80s, 90s and early 2000s grew up hearing this tale
I still believe he did that on purpose. He would’ve made the sunshine the night before and knew 4 runs would’ve given him an average of 100. I think he wanted to keep the average under hundred, as no one is perfect. I’m even sure I’ve heard a story like that once. Like they said, he didn’t really like the limelight.
Humbleness
Aus Captain Mark Taylor (1990s) retired his innings at 334 in his highest scoring match because he didn’t want to pass Bradman’s highest score.
I recall when Mrs Bradman passed away, he said that it was the greatest partnership of his life. RIP sir.
Watched a Vedio on Great Sunil Gavaskar He Played against the WI bowler best Bowling Attack the Cricket Team has Ever Had and performed Amazingly
One of the very few players to consistently scores runs against that WI attack. Great batsman.
@@wce05308 yes exactly dat to in WI
Except for the 36 in the 1975 WC…..lolz
@@WTBob2005 hahaha ya but still he was not out
My mum saw his last game, where he was dismissed for a duck. He needed 4 runs to get a 100 average.
He practiced as a kid by hitting a golf ball against a corregated iron tank with a cricket stump, which would be almost impossible, and is probably one of the reasons he developed such skills.
If you scroll all the way down the list you can see current players like Smith,Paine,Warner,Starc,Cummins etc. etc.
Statisticians have estimated that the Don's batting average was equivalent to a career 0.392 in baseball. Take that Ty Cobb!
Please discuss about The Windies, Proteas and Aussie squads for the summer
You guys should look up Keith Miller. You can make a movie just from his Wikipedia page. Best all rounder Australia ever produced. Fought in world war 2 as a bomber pilot.
Interviewer : “Keith, how did you deal with pressure on the cricket field ?”
Miller : “Pressure? In cricket ? Pressure is having a Messerschmitt (German fighter plane) up your arse !”
I'd say the Jordan rules are exactly what they tried to do to Bradman
Sid Barnes shared a 405 run partnership with Bradman. Bradman was out for 234, and the legend is that Barnes got himself out for the same score (both fell on the same team score).
Former captain and opener Mark Taylor declared the Australian innings closed after batting for 2 days. Taylor left himself 334 not out, the same as Bradman's highest and, at that time, the highest score by an Australian.
And, recently, Tim Paine declared after David Warner got to 335 against Pakistan in Adelaide.
Try and look for a 1984 mini series called 'Bodyline'... It is based on the 1932-1933 ashes series event... It has Hugo Weaving in it
Hi Guys here is a grab from Wikipedia showing how he compares to the greats in other sports, you can see how he dominated all others.
The statistics show that "no other athlete dominates an international sport to the extent that Bradman does cricket". In order to post a similarly dominant career statistic as Bradman, a baseball batter would need a career batting average of .392, while a basketball player would need to score an average of 43.0 points per game over their career. The respective records are .366 and 30.1
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Nice shirt Gabe! It goes well with the baggy green.
The great Australian side of 1948 known as 'The Invincibles' scored 721 runs in just one day in a tour match against Essex. Essex bowler Trevor Bailey always used to say, very much tongue-in-cheek, 'yes, but we managed to bowl them out in a day too!'
When Bradman walked out to bat at the Oval against England in 1948 in his final test, he was averaging 101.4 in test cricket. If he had scored 4 runs he would have finished with an average of 100, but the Warwickshire leg-spinner Eric Hollies, bowled him second ball with a googly.
In his full First-class career he scored 28,067 runs at an average of 95.14 with a highest score of 452 n.o. He scored 117 centuries (one every 2.88 innings) and 69 scores over fifty. He passed 300 in an innings a record six times
In Australia, they released a song in the 1930's called "Our Don Bradman", I remember the first line went "Our Don Bradman, now I ask you is he any good":) A book was written by his team-mate Jack Fingleton, called "Brightly fades the Don", it was no secret that the two didn't get along too well, and Fingleton wrote some disparaging stuff about The Don, even in his wonderful book about Victor Trumper, Fingleton was convinced that Bradman didn't want him in the team because he was irish Catholic (and Don was strictly Church of England). Fingleton reckoned it was Bradman that gave secrets from the dressing room to the press, and there was alot of acrimony, but I understand that they eventually made up and both became friends again towards the end of Fingleton's life.
No, they never reconciled. There's no evidence that Bradman was particularly religious. You seem to be referring to the supposed feud between Freemasons & Catholics in NSW cricket in that era.
*Bradman was good at Tennis I reckon it was mentioned his 2nd best sport. He had to move to city to find work. He was stunning but even he fell short of 100 average which is very weird tbh*
Natural born athlete
There's a story that England offered to put 100 runs on the board for Bradman and ask him not to bat 😊
Wow. That’s awesome.
Hedging!
The Fact that Gabe is wearing a Baggy Green. Makes him an honorary Australian.
He needed four runs in his last Test innings to have a Test batting average of 100; he was dismissed for 0 which left him with an average of 99.94. His first-class average was over 95
I wish Sir Bradman would have seen current Smith batting
The other thing with The Don, is that he shared a same physical characteristic with all great batsmen, which is, the lack of size (I think he was 5 feet 7, same as Lara and Tendulkar). It isalso reckoned he had a reaction speed half a second quicker than any other batter, as well as great footwork. But "Bodyline" did bug him; whatever the rights or wrongs, "leg theory" was something he couldn't handle too well, so Jardine basically worked him out. They then changed the leg-side fielding law.
That was a great analysis right there,You guys should check out & discuss More of Lara,Kallis or McGrath
Please try to do a reaction video of their tribute
Not sure what year that was but that is old footage from the SCG. Bradman was once asked how he'd go batting against the great fast bowlers of the 1990's. He said he would probably only manage an average of about 50...but bear in mind, he was over 80 years old.
The first batsman in çricket to wear a head protective gear was Graham Yallop of Australia in 1978, against the West Indies...Bradman's baggy green number was 190
In an official test, yes. They had been worn in the 1977-78 WSC.
Hey guys, if you have time, you should discuss the squads selected for the packed WI home tour as well as the other tour on the calendar if you guys have enough info on them to have a discussion
There is also the hetty selection saga you guys can tap into. That is a hot topic right now in the region
You knows it is authentic as NFSA stands for National Film Sound Archive who archives all important Australian footage. This footage would have been post 1940 when colour came through.
To put it in perspective, his batting average was over 50% more than the second best, which is in the low 60s. Imagine a baseball player with an average 50% better than anyone else! Statistically, Bradman must be the greatest sportsman of any sport.
Statistically anyway. Wasn't a bad tennis, snooker and piano player as well.
Great video you guys are doing great 👍keep up the good work. I would like to ask if you could check out Sir Gary Sobers a West Indian legend before Lara there was Sobers. Regarded as one of G.O.A.T. of cricket. Not only a great batsman but a good bowler as well. He the ability to bowl pace and spin and great fielder in his day.
Babe Ruth and Don Bradman met at one time: google it.
Side note. Mark Taylor a future Australian captain retired at 334 because he felt it impolite to go past Bradman.
@@billschild3371 he said it was because he didn’t want to not have the chance to win the test match in order to chase personal records. But it ended up a draw anyway. He should have just got the record
If you want an interesting compilation of the Don's footage search you tube for the song about him by Paul Kelly. Has heaps of original footage from the gear he wore, to his practice regime and test he played in and great crowd footage. Worth a watch and a listen.
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He was really good slip filder I watched the Documentary On Sir Don in dat documentary dey show him doing Catching practice with golf bowl hitting it to the wooden fence standing close to it and Catching it
Hey, Nick & Gabe, I know you guys are very busy
but I think you should play and review some cricket games.
Invincibles: The team is famous for being the only Test match side to play an entire tour of England without losing a match.
This is the Don showing us how he practiced as a kid with a golf ball, a single cricket stump and a water tank. ua-cam.com/video/9o6vTXgYdqA/v-deo.html . There's also a TV mini series called "Bodyline" about that infamous Ashes series. Starring the wonderful Aussie actor Hugo Weaving (Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, Hacksaw Ridge, V is for Vendetta, etc). Worth a watch if you can find it.
Sir Don Bradman
timeless tests, uncovered pitches......
@@shaundgb7367 yeah, and being on tour the way they would've been as well would've been so hard..
Also, a better video to watch of the Don is from the vault. That is a great little documentary
Strongly recommend you watch the series ‘ Bodyline’ ..
Heyy just heard Don Bradman and remembered the average of 99
99.94 brother.
Would have been 100, if he had scored even 1 run in his last inning.
@@nishantsrivastava9697 True
The greatest cricketer of all time. End of discussion. Whenever a debate about great batsmen or comparisons between batsmen is had, it simply goes without saying that Bradman is No.1. Almost every other world class, dominant throughout their careers batsmen average in the mid to high 50’s. Bradman almost DOUBLED their average. 99.94. 29 Test centuries in 52 Tests. It is so far off the charts it’s almost superhuman.
I am going to watch the whole video
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Just a couple of quick comments to another great video. The Don fell four runs short of 7000 runs, with a duck, which would have given him the 100 average. The next best in history is under 62. It is only when you see that you realise how phenomenal the Don really was. Side note of the seven players that have averaged over 60 in sustained text careers 4 are Australian ( 2 currently playing), 1 English, 1 West Indian, 1 South African, there have been no Indian players that have been able to achieve that end. India is still waiting to turn up at the party, they talk a pretty good game but really in the scheme of things are still scrambling to catch up. Body Line was not damaging simply because they bowled at the body. That has been happening since Cain bowled a bouncer at Abel and took him out. It was the field placements that made Body Line what it is. They place a number of fielders just behind square on the leg side so you could not use your bat to defend yourself. You could only attack or take it on the body. There was a mini series created a long time ago starring Garry Sweet playing the protagonist and hero the Don and a young Hugo Weaving playing the evil villain Douglas Jardine (English Captain). Hey it was 80's Australian Television, how else would we portray a Pomme. While the cinematography leaves a little to be desired it is a great story and worth a watch. You should put it on your list. It is now illegal to have more than two fielders behind square leg, you will be called for a no-ball if you do. As a result you can't have body line any more. But a quick bowler bowling at the body with a silly square leg still is able to intimidate a batsmen.
What on earth are you doing up at this ungodly hour! Then again I'm asking myself the same question :D
Don Bradman's test debut number was 124
Real God of cricket the one and only Don.
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I think you need to know who Donald Bradman is to get an Australian citizenship... I think it’s one of the questions when applying 😂
I think it is.
Arguably the greatest test batsman of all time, but it was a different time, different pitches, different equipment. Certainly an Australian cricket icon. Sir Garfield Sobers takes the mantle of the greatest 'cricketer' IMHO.
Greatest all-rounder
Jack Kallis Is the greatest cricketer of all time
@@Soumyajit_619 he'd get my vote. Bat in the top order, bowl bulk overs in tests and tremendous in the slips. Almost the perfect cricketer.
And he was knighted and became Sir Donald Bradman.
Bodyline was more than just bowling at the body they would put all the feilders on the leg side and bowl short on the leg side it made it impossible to score runs , the rules were change and you can not have more than 2 players behind square leg on the leg side
Guys, he isn't widely regarded as the best ever, he is the best ever. No other batsman has ever come close to his test average. He also did his best work post war while in his late 30s, an age when most cricketers were already retired
You should check Don Brandman on Sachin
I still believe to this day, that he deliberately went out for a duck. He would’ve known that only 4 runs was needed and he is the Don.. he could’ve made those four runs if he wanted to.
I think it’s a case of him not wanting to end on a perfect 100, as a point to show that no one is completely perfect. I’m even sure I’ve heard or read that somewhere as a kid that he mentioned that’s why. Can’t remember where from though but I still believe that, to this day. It was a humble decision I believe.
PS - another thing that doesn’t quite translate is that back then, yes they didn’t have helmets, but the pitches weren’t the pitches we have today.
That added extra flavour to the game. Made it very hard to bat. The bats were nowhere near the ones players have today. Really, they were sticks in comparison.
Back then, it was pretty much a bowlers game. Makes it even more special then, knowing what the Don achieved back then. It was tough man hahaha
PS PS - do a reaction video on the ‘Timeless Test’, and why they Shortened the game, first to 6 days and then to 5 days. There used be a stage until the 60’s, were an over had 8 deliveries. They shortened that too.
The Timeless Test was between England and South Africa, in Durban South Africa , and went for 10 days and the match didn’t even finish, as the English cricket team, had to catch their boat from Durban to Cape Town, to catch the boat that left for England… even one more day of cricket would’ve meant they were stuck in South Africa for another 3 months.
The rules were changed after that.
That test also has the player for the slowest Century. He got to his Ton in just over 500 deliveries.
Lol… it’s like fans went to the stadium for a nap, while a cricket game broke out hahaha
Would be great to hear your thoughts on that
Keep up the good work guys
In his 1996 tv interview with Ray Martin, Bradman explicitly stated that he didn't know he needed 4 to average 100 & that he wished he had done it.
Australian cricket has a great history and always played the game to win and for the spectators.
England’s cricket history is basically how they invented and started the game, taught it to other countries and then started losing to them all ....
Stick it to poms😂
English cricket is far more than that.
P.O.M.E. prisoners of mother England. That would be you.
@@neilgayleard3842 yeah sorry that and few flukey wins along the way I forgot
Helmets were not introduced until the late 70s
For sure CFA should do a spill on the Invincibles👍👍
Helmets came in 1972.
Next, dive into the first international cricket match ever: USA vs Canada... yep
search west indies tornadoes bowlers of 80s and 90s gabe will love it
Fun fact: Donald Bradman went for a duck and that's where Donald Duck was born.
Check this video out on don bradman. Its a story of his legendary duck.
ua-cam.com/video/A8Tiba3h9Fw/v-deo.html
Our Don Bradman:
ua-cam.com/video/WLsnnDJf4gU/v-deo.html
Don Bradman actually met babe Ruth at a baseball game when the Australian team stopped off in America on route to England for an ashes series. Babe asked Don did he want him to explain the rules to him, but Bradman informed Ruth that he also played baseball in Australia.
I think even in England the Don is regarded as the greatest batsman of all time.... if you look at Test career averages only 4 batsmen have averages of 60 plus ...... Herbert Sutcliffe (England) 60.73 - George Headley (West Indies) 60.83 - Graeme Pollock (South Africa) 60.97 and of course The Don 99.94. Just for comparison Sachin's average was 53.8 and Kohli's is currently 52.4. Also note that great batsmen become great by what they do in Test Matches ..... that's where the batsman is 'Tested' and has to prove his worth
Bradman is much loved in Australia but also has many detractors. Many of the players did not like him due to his conservative opinions but primarily due to his sectarian views. When he was Chairman of The Australian Cricket Board he was a central figure representing the establishment during the start of World Series Cricket. I recommend you react to this video on the start of World Series Cricket. ua-cam.com/video/p6CldSD0ikQ/v-deo.html
Bradman greatest 11
Arthur Morris
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Don Bradman
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His name is intimidating AF.... Not gonna lie 😳
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Guys... Just asking... Can ABD hit 61 homeruns if he tries 🤔??? 😳
ABD can hit 161 home runs if he wants to
Watch the Knicks man watch the Knicks...
Babe Ruth is the only baseball player I've heard of ......
The great Kelly Slater once said that Sir Donald Bradman was the greatest sportsman of all time
ftw.usatoday.com/2014/08/kelly-slater-surfing-interesting-man
“If you’re gonna be compared to someone who was great in his sport, the biggest honor would be Donald Bradman,” Slater said
Please react to this video - nice technical analysis in batting - you will get a lot of insights into the thinking that goes behind decisions on what stance to take, which stump to bat on. ua-cam.com/video/ehWkuHa2Jkw/v-deo.html
He never played in asia.... He mostly play in 2-3 countries
Bit hard to play there at that time champ. Do your research before posting.
First guy: "Australian batsman ... you can't live up to Don Bradman." Seriously, you guys don't understand ... at all. Most people in the Commonwealth (UK, Australia, Canada) + other countries that know cricket would say that Don Bradman is the best ever sportsman ever in any sport.
Seriously ... you don't get it. Don Bradman is so much better than any other cricketer (any other sportsman ... ever in any sport). I grew up in Adelaide and saw him locally (getting new spectacles) and he was respected.
Q. Should you do a video on the invincibles ... seriously. If you don't know Sir Don Bradman ... wtf are you doing a video.
Look at the crowd and do some research. Australia and Commonwealth Countries will regard him as the best sportsman that has ever lived. And yes, we include USA/etc. He is statistically so much better than the next best that is how good he was.
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It is still debatable whether he was the greatest player or was it sachin..both had their advantages and disadvantages..still I feel sachin would edge over him
@@eightyseven3113 they have all just played limited number of international matches and that too against lesser number of teams and in very less countries. Moreover they too haven't played all 3 formats and excelled at it
@@eightyseven3113 I am not a fan of sachin or Indian team..I am a fan of new Zealand team since past 21 years..but I know the fact that u can't be called the greatest by playing against limited number of teams and just one format...I do agree he would have excelled in other formats as well and he would still be great player even if he had played in subcontinent and in other places like south Africa, west indies etc but his average would have dwindled to the 50s or 60s
Bradman was a great cricketer.
He was a bigot (hated catholics).
He dodged WW11
Not my favourite Aussie sportsman
You guys have assumed the best athlete that ever lived played NFL/baseball etc ... it's not true. If this was a serious video and it was about Sir Donald Bradman. You guys aren't paying enough respect and you clearly did zero research. This guy is understood outside the USA as the best sportsman in history (at ANY sport). And you guys are joking about it.
You guys are FOOLS / IDIOTS / you need to beg forgiveness.
This is so ridiculous it is almost funny. Americans discovering cricket and not understanding it's history inc Bradman and the Ashes.
Don Bradman didn't had better record against WestIndies , Dom Bradman with fear of his Record didn't stepping out from the ship to play in India. Just play against weak England only with at home aswell to make such record.
Lol, West Indies and India were nobodies in international cricket back then
@@drummerboy2834 kido.. these are the words of Don Bradman himself
@@eightyseven3113 that shows what you think .. I haven't think like that.. these are the own words of the Bradman
@@anchipedia yep, send me a link for the Quote or where I can read it 🤔
Weak England too 🤔 they were the powerhouse of world cricket back then kiddo 😂
a really controversial comment here. I dont rate don bradman as the greatest batsman of all time. Infact I have sympathy for anyone who has selected him in his all time playing eleven. yes he averaged hundred. But he did not play a single match in subcontinent. Now imagine that. A lot of Tom , Dick and harries do well in their own country but struggle to play outside. So I think he is overrated and anyone who says he is greatest is not objective or does not understand how cricket works. This is one of the classic myths that go on and on because no one wanted to put a logical counter argument. YOU CAN BE A GOD AGAINST SWINGING AND SEAMING CONDITIONS IN ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA, BUT YOU MIGHT LOOK FOOL AGAINST HIGH QUALITY SPIN ATTACK IN SUBCONTINENT. Now without the proper sample size how can you say for sure that he would be great against spin as well. FOR ALL YOU KNOW HE WOULD HAVE PLAYED LIKE A FOOL AGAINST INDIA AGAINST THE LEGENDARY SPIN QUARTET WE HAD IN THE PAST. SACHIN and LARA are the greatest ever period . they have proven themselves in all conditions unlike BRADMAN
Like I said, different time, 8 ball overs, back foot rule, uncovered pitches etc. No helmets, cloth gloves, skinny little bats. How would the same batsmen from the modern era cope with the same equipment under the same conditions? How would any of the great modern day spinners cope on a 'sticky'? No need to scream out the rhetoric, turn the capslock off. And how well did India play outside India up until the last little while? No problem from me if you're controversial, but people in glass houses...
Nah, mate we shouldn't compare with recent times, don was miles ahead of his peers, sachin was extraordinary too, but he wasn't as ahead of his peers compared to don
@@johnwhear9600 I was not hyping any Indian player brother. I know they hav ebeen shitty over the years outside India. Hence all of them are not rated GREAT. I just hope you apply the same logic to bradman. How the fuck is he Greta when he has played his entire cricket on 10 grounds and 2 countries only. In cricket greatness is defined by adaptability. And guess what he has no track record of adaptability. So this is a dumb assumption that he is the greatest of all time. That is a joke.
@@jaygaglani9377 but sachin and lara were far more flexible and adaptable as they have track record to show for it. Can't say the same for bradman...
Thats the problem with indian cricket fans.. They just cant appreciate overseas talent