Meet Donald Bradman.
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Bradman played cricket for Australia from 1928–1948, and is without a doubt the greatest batsman to ever play cricket. He scored 29 centuries (100 runs) in 80 innings (an innings is the time spent batting between your first ball and when you get out). This means that in 36.25% of the innings he played in, he scored a century. He also scored 6000 runs in 68 innings, the fastest ever by anyone. To put this in perspective, the next highest innings to hundred ratio is 25%, and the next highest amount of innings to 6000 runs is 111. Crazy when you think about all the technological advantages the players today have, yet still no one can get near “the Don,” as he is known as by Australians everywhere.
In Bradmans last ever test match, he required just 4 runs to retire from cricket with an average of over 100 runs, as well as to cement his spot as the all time great to ever play cricket. You’d think, considering all the greatness he showed over his 20 year career, that he had little to no chance of getting out for less than a measly 4, right? Wrong. He was bowled on his 2nd ball by England spinner Eric Hollies at the Oval, leaving him stranded with a test match average of 99.94, the closest anyone will ever get to the magic triple figures. Below is that fateful moment.
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He died in February 2001, and is still known as the unquestionable greatest batsman to ever play the game.
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