Bradman Tribute
1908-1927
1908 August 27: Born, Cootamundra, New South Wales
1926 November 10: plays his first State selection
trial. He only made 37*
1927 December 16: First-class debut of Don Bradman,
NSW v South Australia
1927 December 17: scores 118 on first-class debut,
188 mins 8 fours
1928
1928 November 30: Test debut of Don Bradman, who
scored 18 and 1 vs England
1928 December 14: Second Test Australia v England
starts with Bradman 12th man
1929
1929 January 3: scores 112 v England at MCG - his
first Test century
1929 March 13: scores 123 Aust v England at MCG,
his 2nd Test ton
1929 December 10: scores 225 in 2nd inn of a Test
trial after 124 in 1st
1930
1930 January 6: scores 452* for NSW against Qld,
377 mins, 49 fours
1930 May 31: gets his 1000th run of the English
season
1930 June 17: scores 131 in the First Test at Trent
Bridge
1930 June 30: scores 254 at Lord's v England, 320
mins, 25 fours
1930 July 11: scores 309 in a day vs England at
Leeds, goes on to 334
1930 July 12: out for 334 in Test at Headingley,
383 mins, 46 fours
1930 August 20: scores 232 in Fifth Test at The
Oval
1930 December 15: Takes his first Test wicket (Ivan
Barrow, WI, lbw)
1931
1931 January 16: scores 223 Australia v WI, 297
mins, 26 fours
1931 February 14: scores 152 Aust v WI, 154 minutes,
13 fours 2 fives
1931 November 3: Makes a century in 22 balls in
a minor match (at the Blackheath Oval)
1931 November 27: First Test match at the Gabba.
Bradman scores 200* on first day
1931 November 28: scores 226, the first Test century
at the Gabba, v S.Afr
1931 December : scores 112 Australia v South Africa
at the SCG
1932
1932 December 30: out for a duck v England at the
MCG
1932 January 4: scores 167 for Australia v South
Africa at the MCG
1932 February 1: makes 299* vs S.Africa, runs out
partner going for 300th
1933
1933 January 2: scores 103* against the Bodyline
attack in the 2nd Test
1933 January 17: takes second Test wicket, Hammond,
bowled
1934
1934 July 23: completes 304 at Headingley, 430 mins,
43 fours 2 sixes
1934 August 18: scores 244 in the Fifth Test, 316
mins, 32 fours 1 six
1934 August 18: Ponsford and Bradman make 451 partnership
in 316 minutes v Eng
1937
1937 January 5: Fingleton and Bradman make record
stand of 346 for 6th wkt
1937 January 6: scores 270 Aust v England at the
MCG, incl 110 singles
1937 February 3: scores 212 (in 441 minutes!) in
5th Test v England
1937 February 27: scores 169 in the Fifth Test v
England in 223 minutes
1938
1938 June 14: scores 144* in the First Test at Trent
Bridge
1938 June 28: scores 102* in drawn Second Test at
Lord's
1938 July 23: scores 103 in 178 mins on a Headingley
sticky, 3rd Test
1945-6
1946 November 30: scores 187 in the First Test v
England at the Gabba
1946 December 1: Australia compile 645 v India at
the Gabba (Bradman 187)
1946 December 17: Bradman and Barnes complete 405
run 5th wkt stand, score 234 ea
1947
1947 November 15: scores his 100th 100, 172 v Indians
at the SCG
1947 December 1: scores 185 in the First Test v
India at the Gabba
1948
1948 January 1: scores 132 in the first innings
of the 3rd Test v India
1948 January 3: completes dual Test tons (132 and
127*) v India MCG
1948 January 23: scores 201 in 272 mins v India,
21 fours 1 six
1948 January 24: Australia all out 674 v India (Bradman
201, Hassett 198*)
1948 February 6: retires hurt (57) in his last Test
innings in Australia
1948 June 12: scores 138 in the First Test at Trent
Bridge
1948 July 27: Bradman's 29th and last Test century,
part of winning 3-404
1948 August 10: scores 133* Aust v Lancashire, 216
mins, 17 fours
1948 August 14: Bradman's last Test innings, b Hollies
0.
1948 December 3: scores his last century, 123 in
his own testimonial
1949
1949 March 5: plays his last innings in first-class
cricket, gets 30
2001
February 25: Sir Donald Bradman passes away at his
home in Adelaide
