Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
Back
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro
Don Bradman

Biography

Don Bradman

Overview

  • Born
    August 27, 1908 · Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
  • Died
    February 25, 2001 · Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (pneumonia)
  • Birth name
    Donald George Bradman
  • Nicknames
    • The Don
    • The Little Fella
    • The Boy from Bowral
  • Height
    5′ 8″ (1.73 m)

Mini bio

  • Generally regarded as the greatest cricketer ever to play the game, Don Bradman averaged 99.94 runs per innings during his illustrious career. He continued to play test cricket until the age of 40, when in 1948 he led an Australian team touring England, UK. The team did not lose a match on that tour and are now legendary, they are known as The Invincibles.
    - IMDb mini biography by: B. J. Coverdale

Family

  • Spouse
      Jessie Bradman(April 30, 1932 - September 15, 1997) (her death, 3 children)
  • Children
      John Bradman
      Ross Moyes Bradman
      Shirley Jane Bradman
  • Parents
      George Henry Bradman
      Emily Lillian Whatman
  • Relatives
      Greta Bradman(Grandchild)

Trademarks

  • Highly effective pull-shot against both pace and spin bowlers.

Trivia

  • Australian Cricket player.
  • In his last cricket innings, he needed only 4 runs to attain a test cricket batting average off 100. He got out for a duck (0 runs) and finished with an average of 99.94.
  • Has one son and one daughter.
  • Wisden Cricketer of the Year, 1931
  • He was awarded the A.C. (Companion of the Order of Australia) in the 1979 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to sports and cricket.

Quotes

  • [on Shane Warne] The best thing that's happened to the game for many years.
  • [on match-fixing] Despite recent sad developments, cricket will survive and remain our most noble game and I shall always remain proud of the part I played in its history and development.
  • I'm very sorry I made a duck, I'd have been glad if I'd made those four extra runs to have an average of 100. I didn't know it at the time and I don't think the Englishmen knew it either. I think if they had known it they may have been generous enough to let me get four.
  • If there is a threat to the game of cricket, that threat lies in the first class arena. One day cricket, especially day-night cricket, is here to stay.
  • A good captain must be a fighter; confident but not arrogant, firm but not obstinate; able to take criticism without letting it unduly disturb him, for he is sure to get it - and unfairly, too.

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More from this person

  • View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.