Don Bradman’s first innings score of 267 for South Australia against Victoria in Melbourne during the holidays was the Australian Test captain’s thirty-fourth double century in first-class cricket. This is a world record. W. Hammond, the English Test captain, previously held the double centuries record with 33 such scores.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20137, 5 January 1940, Page 4
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49Don Bradman’s first innings score of 267 for South Australia against Victoria in Melbourne during the holidays was the Australian Test captain’s thirty-fourth double century in first-class cricket. This is a world record. W. Hammond, the English Test captain, previously held the double centuries record with 33 such scores. Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20137, 5 January 1940, Page 4
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