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A childhood in Bowral
Don Bradman was born at Cootamundra on 27 August 1908, and his family moved to Bowral in 1911. He grew up opposite the town’s cricket ground and first played on it at the age of 12, scoring 29 not out for Bowral.


Fifty-two Tests
Bradman played 52 Tests for Australia between 1928 and 1948. His Test batting average of 99.94 is nearly twice that of the nearest Test batsman, and in 1947 his home ground in Bowral was named Bradman Oval.
A museum beside the oval
The Bradman Museum opened beside the oval in 1989, the same year as the oval’s pavilion. The International Cricket Hall of Fame opened in the museum’s buildings in November 2010, and the oval was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register in 2000.

