Geoffs Life After Work !

Don Bradman Greatest Australian Cricketer (Batsman)

We motored thru Bowral home town of Don Bradman (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001 and he was married for 65 years !!) and visited his museum, dubbed ‘the boy from Bowral’, rose to acclaim during times of hardship, depression and recovery. He represented Australia for 20 years, playing 52 Tests from 1928/29-1948.
Knighted for his services to cricket in 1949, he remains the only Australian cricketer to receive a knighthood for services to the game. He retired from Test cricket with a batting average of 99.94, making his Test batting achievements nearly twice that of the nearest Test batsman. He used a cricket stump and a golf ball (off a wall) to practice his highly honed skills as a batsm,an !! Happy Days

February 20, 2012 - Posted by Luxxys Lovely Lived Life | Uncategorized