Donald Bradman
Sir Donald George Don Bradman, AC , often referred to as The Don, was an Australian cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Bradmans career Test batting average of 99.94 is often cited as the greatest achievement by any sportsman in any major sport.
Donald George Bradman was the youngest son of George and Emily Bradman, and was born onAugust 1908 at Cootamundra, New South Wales . He had a brother, Victor, and three sistersIslet, Lilian and Elizabeth May. One of his greatgrandfathers was one of the first Italians to migrate to Australia in 1826. Bradmans parents lived in the hamlet of Yeo Yeo, near Stockinbingal. His mother Emily gave birth to him at the Cootamundra home of Granny Scholz, a midwife. That house is now the Bradman Birthplace Museum. Emily had hailed from Mittagong in the NSW Southern Highlands, and in 1911, when Don Bradman was about twoandahalf years old, his parents decided to relocate to Bowral, close to Mittagong, to be closer to Emilys family and friends, as life at Yeo Yeo was proving difficult.
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