OTD: Don Bradman made his debut in 1928

Don Bradman reached unmatched heights during his international career and is still considered as one of the all-time greats of batting across world cricket. In an era where there was minimal protective equipment for batters and uncovered pitches made batting even more challenging, Bradman dominated the opposition and piled runs for fun quite literally.

Bradman ended up setting a plethora of records in international cricket, ending with a staggering average of 99.94 in 80 innings of international cricket. He scored 28067 First-Class runs and represented New South Wales and South Australia as well.

Bradman’s international debut came against England in the first Test of the 1928/29 Ashes. The match in itself was one to forget for the hosts. They were battered in Brisbane. The Jack Ryder-led unit succumbed by a colossal 675-run margin as England took the lead.

Bradman scored only 18 and 1 in Australia’s two innings. The hosts were bundled out for 122 and 66 in their first and second innings, respectively. It was a humiliating manner to kickstart the series for the home team from whom a lot of expectations were there ahead of the series.

England did not enforce a follow-on despite gaining a 399-run lead in the first innings. They declared their second innings on 342/8 before cleaning up the Australians for a paltry score. That victory remains the heaviest in terms of runs in the history of Test cricket to this day.

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