Don Bradman (1928-1948)

Born 27 August 1908 at Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia Died 25 February 2001 at Kensington Park, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Don Bradman was simply the greatest run machine the game has known. A relatively short man, he was relentless in his pursuit of high scores. He made 12 Test double-centuries and went over 300 twice. He held the record highest score both for Tests (334) and first-class cricket (452*). His 29 Test centuries stood as the world record for many years, and he is the only man to score 100 first-class centuries without appearing in county cricket.
It is unlikely that anyone will approach his Test batting average of 99.94. Famously, he was dismissed for a duck by Eric Hollies in his final Test innings at The Oval in 1948 when he needed just four to maintain his career average over 100. He was a shrewd captain and involved for many years in cricket administration. He was knighted soon after retiring from playing.
M Runs HS Avg 100 Ct Wkts Avg BB 5I
Tests 52 6996 334 99.94 29 32 2 36.00 1-8 0