December 27th, 2006

Ashes Flashback- End of a Legend

Posted in: Cricket Nostalgia

Year- 1948

Tour- Australia in England post World War II

Led by- 39-year-old Donald Bradman

Test- 5th Test at The Oval

Status- Last innings & appearance for Australia, needs to score only 4 runs to maintain a career batting average of 100

Bowler- Eric Hollies bowls ‘The Don’ with his second ball for a duck with a ‘googly’

Result- Bradman denied those 4 runs and sends him into retirement with a career average of 99.94.

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