Did Bradman Ever Hit A Six? Is Sachin Better Than Don Bradman?

The world’s greatest cricketer, Don Bradman, hit just six sixes in his Test career, five v. England and one v. India. He also hit two fives and a staggering 618 fours in Test cricket.

In Wisden’s ranking of top players of all time, based on their rating system of all innings, Bradman was the clear leader above Sachin. Bradman has a higher top score.

When Bradman made 334—his first triple century—against England in the 1930 Ashes, Bradman scored 309 of those runs on 11 July 1930, which remains as the highest number of runs scored by a single batsman in one day.

Bradman’s meteoric rise from bush cricket to the Australian Test team took just over two years. Before his 22nd birthday, he had set many records for top scoring, some of which still stand, and became Australia’s sporting idol at the height of the Great Depression.

During a 20-year playing career, Bradman consistently scored at a level that made him, in the words of former Australia captain Bill Woodfull, “worth three batsmen to Australia”.

A controversial set of tactics, known as Bodyline, was specially devised by the England team to curb his scoring.

As a captain and administrator, Bradman was committed to attacking, entertaining cricket; he drew spectators in record numbers. He hated the constant adulation, however, and it affected how he dealt with others.