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  The Cricket Legend: The Don   popular trivia quiz  
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When Sir Donald Bradman passed away in February 2001, the world lost one if its greatest sportsmen. This quiz has a range of questions about The Don's cricketing achievements.
Average, 15 Qns, buguru, Dec 05 05
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  Sir Don Bradman    
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This quiz is about the Don of cricket, Sir Donald George Bradman. Hope you cricket buffs will enjoy this. Sorry if this quiz is hard. I am sure you will get to know The Don better.
Tough, 20 Qns, saran, Mar 03 16
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  The Don    
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Sir Don Bradman was a legend - will remain so as long as cricket is played anywhere in this universe. This quiz is on that legend.
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trivia question Quick Question
What is Sir Don's average in first class cricket?

From Quiz "The Don"





Don Bradman Trivia Questions
1. Where was Sir Don Bradman born?

From Quiz Sir Don Bradman

Answer: Cootamundra

The Don was born on 27th August 1908 in Cootamundra, New South Wales.

2. Which fellow cricketer commented "Don sees the ball about two yards sooner than the rest of us"?

From Quiz The Don

Answer: William Harold Ponsford (Bill Ponsford)

Sir Don was born in Cootamundra, 200 miles from Sydney in Australia.

3. What was Don Bradman's highest score in first-class cricket?

From Quiz The Cricket Legend: The Don

Answer: 452 not out

He scored this in a Sheffield Shield game.

4. What is Sir Don's average in first class cricket?

From Quiz The Don

Answer: 95.14

Sir Don played in a total of 338 innings for an aggregate of 28,067 runs and had 117 centuries. His average in Test matches was 99.84 runs.

5. In which series did Bradman make his debut as a test player?

From Quiz The Cricket Legend: The Don

Answer: 1928-29 v England

His initial performance was inauspicious.

6. Bradman made his Test debut against England in 1928. How many runs did he total in the match?

From Quiz Sir Don Bradman

Answer: 19

In November 30,1928 Bradman made his debut against England. He scored 18 in the first innings and 1 in the second innings.

7. What did Sir Don say he preferred to be when he was knighted in 1949?

From Quiz The Don

Answer: Mister

The exact words were "I would have preferred to remain just a Mister and not a Sir ..."

8. "They said I was a killer with the ball without taking into account that Bradman with the bat was the greatest killer of all." Who spoke these lines?

From Quiz The Don

Answer: Harold Larwood

Larwood was the "Executioner" in Douglas Jardine's team (during the bodyline series). Sir Don and Douglas Jardine shared a table in the press box at Headingly in 1953, when they reported on the Australian tour of England. (Indian Cricket, 2001).

9. Which Australian state did Bradman play for first?

From Quiz The Cricket Legend: The Don

Answer: New South Wales

Bradman was born in Cootamundra, New South Wales, and grew up in Bowral, New South Wales, so it's not surprising that he played first-class cricket for that state first.

10. Bradman scored his maiden century after his recall to the test side. At which ground did he score it?

From Quiz Sir Don Bradman

Answer: MCG

On January 3,1929 Bradman scored his maiden Test hundred(112) against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

11. Everyone knows Sir Don got out for a duck in his last Test innings (maybe a way of showing he's mortal). The ball that got him was a _____ ?

From Quiz The Don

Answer: Googly

The bowler was Eric Hollies. An apochrypal story has it that Sir Don was in tears at having to play his last innings and didn't sight the ball well. When Bradman was asked whether he was overwhelmed by the occasion, he replied in the negative. (Indian Cricket, 2001)

12. In 80 test innings, how many times did Bradman pass 50 (including centuries)?

From Quiz The Cricket Legend: The Don

Answer: 42

An incredible 52.5 percent!

13. Bradman scored his highest First Class score for NSW against Queensland. What is his highest score?

From Quiz Sir Don Bradman

Answer: 452*

On January 6,1930, The Don scored 452* for NSW against Queensland with 49 fours.

14. A flipper question - what was Sir Don Bradman' average BEFORE that last Test innings?

From Quiz The Don

Answer: 101.39

Sir Don scored a total of 6996 runs in Tests at an average of 99.94.

15. In 80 test innings, how many times did Bradman score a century?

From Quiz The Cricket Legend: The Don

Answer: 29 times

Sunil Gavaskar broke Bradman's record of the most test centuries, ending up with 34.

16. On his way to a mammoth 334, Bradman broke the record of a batsman scoring most runs in a single innings in a day. How many did he score?

From Quiz Sir Don Bradman

Answer: 309

Sir Don scored 309 in a day against England at Leeds on July 11,1930. He was out next day for 334 with 46 fours, which happens to be his highest score.

17. Sir Don pursued another profession for some time (after he retired). He was a __________?

From Quiz The Don

Answer: Stockbroker

He was a stockbroker for some time after his playing days were over -he was told to end it by his doctor.

18. How many runs did Bradman amass in his test career?

From Quiz The Cricket Legend: The Don

Answer: 6,996

6,996 in only 52 test matches. Once again, an incredible achievement.

19. How many wickets did Don Bradman take in Test cricket?

From Quiz Sir Don Bradman

Answer: 2

Bradman's first wicket was Ivan Barrow(LBW) of West Indies and second wicket was the legendary English man Sir Walter Hammond, bowled.

20. Bradman scored 19 test centuries against which country?

From Quiz The Cricket Legend: The Don

Answer: England

Jack Hobbs had the most centuries (12) in England-Australia test matches until Bradman smashed his record.

21. What was Bradman's highest score without scoring a triple century?

From Quiz Sir Don Bradman

Answer: 299*

On February 1,1932 against South Africa, Bradman runs out his last batsman while going for his 300th run. So he remained unbeaten on 299.

22. Bradman has taken 36 wickets at first class level: how many did he take in Tests?

From Quiz The Don

Answer: 2

His best bowling figures were 1 for 8 runs against the Windies. He took his two wickets at an average of 36.00

23. What was Bradman's highest score in test cricket?

From Quiz The Cricket Legend: The Don

Answer: 334

He scored this against England during the 1930 tour. At the time it was the highest score in test cricket history.

24. Along with Bill Ponsford, Bradman scored a then record second wicket partnership. What was the partnership score they put on?

From Quiz Sir Don Bradman

Answer: 451

On August 18,1934 Ponsford & Bradman put on 451 for the 2nd wicket against England. Bradman scored 244 but was outscored by Ponsford who scored 266. This was incidently Ponsford's last test match.

25. What type of a bowler was he?

From Quiz The Don

Answer: Right arm leg-break bowler

"He is best loved by people who don't know him"

26. In one of the most famous run chases in test cricket history, Bradman scored 173 not out to help Australia achieve what total?

From Quiz The Cricket Legend: The Don

Answer: 3 for 404

On a last-day wicket, the 'Invincibles' (as the 1948 Australian team has been called) achieved what was then the highest successful run chase.

27. What unusual incident happened on 18th December 1936?

From Quiz Sir Don Bradman

Answer: Bradman was out for a consecutive test duck

On 18th December 1936, Bradman was out for a consecutive test duck. And Australia was all out for a meagre 80.

28. Was Bradman left-handed or right-handed?

From Quiz The Cricket Legend: The Don

Answer: Right & R

29. Bradman, playing for South Australia against New South Wales, hit his 6th straight century. What was unusual in the match in which he scored his 6th ton?

From Quiz Sir Don Bradman

Answer: Bradman was the wicket-keeper

On January 18,1939, Bradman, playing for South Australia against New South Wales, hit his 6th straight century. He played in the match as a wicket-keeper and scored 135*.

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