Bradman's last innings
As everyone knows Don Bradman ended his test career with an average of 99.96, as he scored zero in his last test innings (at the Oval). I was reading the Times' archive to see how they reported this momentous day and it was a bit of a disappointment.So with the pavilion standing to their feet, and the English team standing in the middle ready to acclaim him with three cheers, in came Bradman to be bowled out for the second ball he faced.
One reason for the lack of fancare is that it's only the first innings so he can still score 8 or whatever he needs in the second. However England, as is often the case, didn't score enough to make Australia bat a second innings - in particular their 52 all out in the first innings, with a 0 from Crapp, was particularly embarassing.
Wikipedia also says it wasn't known that it was his last test, merely his last test in England. But this seems wrong - the Times article says "Bradman's last test match".
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posted by Matthew @ 1/13/2007 04:41:00 PM
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