National Hero

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 531, 7 December 1928, Page 10

National Hero

At 20 years of age, Don Bradman

has realised the life ambition of many a cricketer —to represent his country in Test matches. Australia’s youngest Test representative had the following written about him in the Melbourne "Herald’*: “Following a double failure in the trial match in Melbourne came his two centuries against Quensland, and to some extent ho came back into favour. Now he is being talked of everywhere, for his batting against the Englishmen was masterly. For a boy of twenty to make successive scores of 131, 133 not out, S 7, and 132 not out at a time when he might be expected to be anxious about his Test chances shows he has the temperament for big things. Against the Englishmen his batting was marked by soundness and vigour. He played all the bowling with confidence, and never looked like getting out. There are faults in liis batting, as is only to be expected in a boy of his age, the most noticeable being an inclination to draw away sometimes from a ball on the leg stump; but despite this he has a very strong defence, and hits powerfully, particularly on the drive.” Bradman is a country cricketer. He learned the game at Bowral (N.S.W.), and attracted attention a year or two ago by making 2 34, 300 and 320 not out in country matches. He then came to Sydney and immediately made good.