D G Bradman

Reference

BF/IF/B/40

Date:

1930 - 2004-11-25

Level of description

file

Extent

2 folders

Part of

B (BF/IF/B)

Scope and Content

Photographs, newspaper cuttings, postcards, correspondence, catalogues, statistics and handwritten notes relating to D G Bradman. Includes photographs (copyright Press Association, Sport and General, Press Association-Reuter, Central Press, Marylebone Cricket Club) of Bradman stood reading a copy of 'Cricket Year Book '82' with Frindall and Mike Carey of the Daily Telegraph, Bradman batting during for Australia vs. Worcester at Worcester on 29 April 1948, portrait photographs, Bradman batting, Bradman raising his bat at Headingley after he had beaten R E Foster's Test record of 287 whilst batting for Australia vs. England in 1930 (with photograph of scorecard), Bradman inspecting the pitch with E R Dexter at the start of the Prime Minister's XI vs. MCC touring team at Canberra, Australia on 8 February 1963, Bradman walking out to bat for the Prime Minister's XI vs. MCC match at Canberra, Australia on 8 February 1963, Bradman practicing in the nets, Bradman with England captain N W D Yardley during the England vs. Australia Test match at Headingley in 1948, Bradman signing autographs in a deckchair, Bradman batting for Australia vs. England at Headingley in 1930, Bradman scoring four runs for Prime Minister's XI vs. MCC at Canberra, Australia on 10 February 1963, Bradman's dismissal by J B Statham during the Prime Minister's XI vs. MCC match on 10 February 1963, picture of cricket bats auctioned by Sothebys on 30 July 1965 which included Bradman's, and M Leyland's bats, articles on Bradman's 50th, 80th and 90th birthdays, his death in 2001, Lady Bradman's death in 1997, photocopy of Bradman's foreward for Frindall's book 'Daily Telegraph Cricket Year Book', article on Bradman entitled 'Poetry and Murder' by Les Caryson, copy of an article by Ric Finlay on Bradman that was sent to Frindall by Rajesh Kumar, comparison by Frindall of Bradman and B C Lara's statistics, pamphlet by Nigel P R Ward on his research into Bradman's ancestors, advertisement for the ABC Radio series 'Bradman - The Don Declares', catalogues of the Sir Donald Bradman collection of cricket memorabilia held by the Mortlock Library of South Australiana, article on Bradman by Frindall, notes on Bradman's career written by Frindall (possibly to be used on an appearance on BBC Radio 5 Live's breakfast programme), arrangements with Little, Brown publishers for Frindall to supply statistics for the book 'Bradman' by Charles Williams.

Associations

Sir Donald George Bradman
Edward Ralph Dexter
John Brian Statham
Maurice Leyland
Norman Walter Dransfield Yardley
William Howard Frindall
Rajesh Kumar

Subject

obituaries, Australia in England 1948, Australia in England 1930

Institution name

Marylebone Cricket Club

Conditions governing access

Closed

Language

English

Size

2 folders

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