The 1948 Ashes tour was an exhausting one for Donald Bradman.
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Following each day's play, the Bowral cricketer would stay up till late to reply to all the letters he received from his supporters.
However, coming face to face with Queen Elizabeth II twice made it all worth it.
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The first encounter was during the second test match at Lords when he played with the queen watching on.
The second came in the grounds of Balmoral Castle following the tour when he bid farewell to the queen and first class cricket.
Australia went into the match at Lords coming off a big win in the first test and continued to pile on the misery.
In the first innings, the away side scored 350 runs with Bradman contributing with 38 of them off 104 balls.
After bowling England out for 215, Bradman scored a classy 89 runs off 162 balls to set the home side a target of 596 to win.
Australia went on to bowl England out for 186 runs and win the series 4-0.
Donald would turn 40-years-old after the tour and retire.
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Burney Wong
I love sport. You can reach me at burney.wong@austcommunitymedia.com.au or on 0437 291 518.
I love sport. You can reach me at burney.wong@austcommunitymedia.com.au or on 0437 291 518.
