Sir Donald George BradmanInto the world of sport, sometimes comes a being of superlative skill, whose exploits in the game define him even greater than the great players. Michael Jordan in basketball and boxer Muhammad Ali were two role models who broke through the supposed boundaries of their sport. In the world of cricket, Sir Donald Bradman was such a man. The most prolific (highly productive) run-maker ever and, in terms of statistics, the greatest hitter ever. By the turn of the twentieth century, just over a year before the great man's death, none of the players had come close to his unrivaled batting record. He averaged 99.94 in all Test matches, the five-day form of the game considered the most demanding. Compare his average with the best one which is around 50-60. There is no doubt that these others were, and according to those who still play, are, truly great players. Realizing that Bradman's test average is almost double their average gives you an idea of ​​how great he was. Don Bradman was born in 1908 in a remote village near the city of Sydney in Australia. He found that his school did not place much importance on sports, much to his disappointment. In addition to the lack of school friends living nearby, he was forced to find ways to entertain himself. He invented a game in which he threw a golf ball at a water tank and, grasping a cricket stump with both hands, tried to knock the ball back as it came back at some speed and at an odd angle towards him . Later in life he admitted that, in his modest and reserved way, he more often than not succeeded in achieving his goal. He further revealed that many cricket fantasies were lived out by playing the same game. Having perfected his hand-eye coordination from an early age, he was able to put his skills to the test soon after leaving school. A local club team, Bowral Town, found themselves short of men when young Bradman was their goalscorer. He was invited to play and played at number ten, he scored a remarkable 37 without being out. Soon after he scored a remarkable 300 in an innings. This allowed his mother to buy him a new bat and an invitation to an audition at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). He played his first season in shield cricket for New South Wales in 1927 and scored 118 runs in his first innings.