Downing The Don

It is one of the best known moments in sport. Donald Bradman, batsman without peer, arrives at the crease in his final test match at the Oval on August 14 1948, requiring just four runs for a Test career average of 100.

Out in the middle the England captain Norman Yardley calls to his team: “We’ll give him three cheers…

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