Don Bradman with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948

Don Bradman was the captain of the Australian cricket team that toured England in 1948. The Invincibles went undefeated in their 34 tour matches, including the five Ashes Tests. Bradman played in all five Tests as captain at No. 3, scoring 508 runs at 72. 57, with two centuries. He ended the first-class matches atop the batting aggregates and averages, with 2428 runs at 89. 92, and eleven centuries, the most by any player.

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Summary Don Bradman with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 Don Bradman was the captain of the Australian cricket team that toured England in 1948. The Invincibles went undefeated in their 34 tour matches, including the five Ashes Tests. Bradman played in all five Tests as captain at No. 3, scoring 508 runs at 72. 57, with two centuries. He ended the first-class matches atop the batting aggregates and averages, with 2428 runs at 89. 92, and eleven centuries, the most by any player. The tour was Bradman’s international farewell, and when needing only four runs for a Test career average of exactly 100, he bowed out with a second ball duck in the Fifth Test at The Oval, bowled by an Eric Hollies googly. His Test average for the series was the third-highest among the Australians, behind that of Sid Barnes and Morris. He was one of the three selectors who had a hand in choosing the squad, and was a member of the Board of Control while still playing, a privilege that no other person has held. His iconic stature as a cricketer also led to record-breaking public interest and attendances at the matches on tour. He almost opted out of the tour, citing business commitments in Australia; at the time, it was not possible to make a living from cricket. Australia easily defeated the tourists 4–0, and Bradman and his fellow selectors Chappie Dwyer and Jack Ryder thus began planning for the tour of England. Australia traditionally fielded its first-choice team in the tour opener, which was customarily against Worcestershire at the end of April.

In the next match against Leicestershire, Bradman won the toss and elected to bat, promoting Keith Miller to No 3 ahead of himself. The hosts fell for 212 to complete an Australian victory by an innings and 17 runs, and Australia’s innings at 7462 was declared as the highest ever successful run-chase in Test history. Australia won the Test to complete a 4-0 series win, andBradman ended the series with a Test average of 72.57, and only Morris—with three centuries—scored more runs in the five Tests. He is regarded as the greatest batsman in the history of cricket, and is considered to be the greatest all-rounder of all time. He died in a plane crash in 1969, aged 40, leaving a legacy of more than 30 years of cricketing success. His son, David, was also a cricketing legend, having played for Australia in the 1950s and 1960s and is now a cricket commentator for the Australian national team. He also has a son, Michael Bradman, who played for the Australia Under-21 side in the 1970s and 1980s, and a grandson, Michael Clarke, who plays for the Cricket Australia XI in the Australian Premier League. He has been described as the best batsman of his generation, and one of Australia’s most successful cricketers of all-time.