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"A Legend is Born"; Rembering Bradman on his birthday!

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"A LEGEND IS BORN",                                           this is the title of Star Sports ad running today, a most appropriate title for this day,August 27, the day Sir Donald Bradman was born.  Historic tributes compilation  http://cricketa.us/1tSp7C4   ‪#‎ TheDon‬   A Real 'Don'    in the history of cricket.  An average of 99.94, 12 Test double tons, and 29 Test hundreds - arguably the best batsman seen in the game of cricket! On this occassion we have to go through his career,his life,some facts,stories etc.. When we look back at his career,the average itself says what he was.99.94! What a man he was. for career stats;  http://r.cricbuzz.com/Sir-Don- Bradman In the final Test at  The Oval , Bradman walked out to bat in Australia's first innings. He received a standing ovation from the crowd and three cheers fr...

‘Invincible' Opener and the eye witness of Bradman's 99.94 Great Arthur Morris passes away at 93!

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"Invincibles" The Australian Team of 1948 & Bradman's 99.94 would be familiar to all cricket fans.  No one would forget 1948 Ashes and final test at oval. If we didn't forget all these, then definitely we won't forget the name Arthur Morris. The  left handed opener of the great 'INVINCIBLES' passed away at the age of 93. http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cricket/34025818 Morris played in 46 Tests and scored 3533 runs at an average of 46.48, with the highest score of 206 runs. Morris was the oldest surviving Australia's Test cricketer. His career included 12 centuries and 12 fifties. Morris  became famous when he left Don Bradman behind in the famous 1948 Ashes series where he dominated with the bat by scoring 696 runs in five-match series which eventually Australia won by 4-0. His average in the series was 87 with the top score of 196. He was also popular for 'witnessing' Sir Donald Bradman bowled for a duck in his last innin...