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Donald Bradman was born in Cootamundra, NSW.
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Bradman completed a century [118] on his debut in first-class cricket, for New South Wales vs. South Australia.
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Bradman made his test debut for Australia vs. England at Brisbane.
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Bradman made 112 for Australia vs. England in the third test match at Melbourne. This was his first test century.
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Bradman scored 452 not out, then the world’s record individual score in a first-class match, New South Wales vs. Queensland at Sydney.
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Bradman batted for Australia vs. Hampshire at Southampton and was 47 not out at stumps, bringing his aggregate to 1001 runs, the first overseas batman to complete 1000 runs by the end of may.
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Bradman scored 131 for Australia vs. England in the first test match at Nottingham, being his first test century on English soil.
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Bradman scored 334 for Australia vs. England in the third test at Leeds, then the world’s record test score.
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Bradman made 258 vs. South Australia at Adelaide, the tenth double century of his career.
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Bradman made 223 runs vs. West Indies in the third test in Brisbane, the most runs ever scored by a player in a test match in Australia in one day.
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In his last ever match for NSW Bradman scores a century in 87 minutes.
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Bradman scored 304 against England at Leeds thereby becoming the only batman in history to make two treble centuries in Test cricket.
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Bradman made 244 for Australia vs. England in the fifth test match at the Oval. Ponsford and Bradman together put on 451, a world record for a second wicket partnership.
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Bradman made a century [117] on his first appearance in a Sheffield Shield match for South Australia against New South Wales.
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Bradman captained Australia for the first time in a test match vs. England at Brisbane.
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Bradman scored 145 not out for Australia vs. Hampshire at Southampton. He completed 1000 runs at the end of May for the second time, the only touring batsman to England ever to perform the feat.
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By completing an innings of 186 for South Australia, Bradman created a record for Australia by compiling his fifth successive century.
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Don Bradman and Sid Barnes score a record 405 for the 5th wicket partnership against England. Both are out for 234 runs.
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Bradman made 172 for an Australian XI vs. Indians at Sydney, his 100th century in first-class cricket (first by an Australian) in 295 innings. Beating the previous best of Wally Hammond (England) who got to the mark in 679 innings.
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Bradman made 127 not out for Australia vs. India in the third test at Melbourne, completing for the first time, a century in each innings of a test match.
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Bradman made 115 for Australians vs. Western Australia at Perth. it was his eighth century for the season, a record for Australian cricket.
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Bradman was bowled by Hollies for a duck in the fifth test match at the Oval. It was Beadman's last ever test innings.
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Knighthood was conferred on Donald Bradman in recognition of his services to cricket.
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Sir Donald Bradman takes to the cricket field for the last time as captain of the Prime Minister's XI vs. England.
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Death of Sir Donald Bradman in Adelaide from complications associated with pneumonia, aged 92.
