#Don Bradman

MUCH has changed at the Dapto Showgrounds since this writer first ventured to the circuit in the early'80's when Secretary Manager Bill Dwyer challenged convention. The country's inaugural $100000 to the winner race - the Green's Supercoat Classic (won by Kylie Bale from the five alley in 1992) was but one of Dwyer's innovations and, back then, his…

To combat the prodigious run scoring of Australian batting legend Don Bradman, the captain of the visiting English cricket team, Douglas Jardine, instructed his four fast bowlers to bowl at the man not the wicket in the summer of 1932-33. Australian batsmen had a choice - get hit or get out. The English team returned home with the Ashes. Australian…

Argued by numerous cricket fans to be the best batsman in the history of the business, Don Bradman stands apart from most wonderful cricketers who have entertained fans through ages. Bradman has a Test batting average of 99.94, easily surpassing greats like Sachin Tendulkar (53.8), Sir Garfield Sobers (57.8), Brian Lara (52.9), Sir Viv Richards…