Bradman Oval Cricket Ground by Purav Gandhi - 3 year ago | 743 Bradman Oval is now one of the most sought after playing grounds in Australia, hosting regular one-day international matches, later reduced to one playing field in 1920's It also hosts cricket coaching camps, home games for the Bowral Cricket Club and social matches it remains a recreation area for the township of Bowral remaining true to its original purpose of 1909 Bradman Oval is located on land which formed part of Governor Thomas Brisbane’s original land grant of 2,400 acres in June 1823 to John Oxley, Surveyor General of the Colony; this was the first land granted in Bowral Read more 1 1
Bradman Foundation by Purav Gandhi - 3 year ago | 634 The Bradman Foundation is a non-profit charitable trust, was established in 1987 with the full support of Sir Donald Bradman AC to promote cricket as a valuable cultural and sporting force within the community The Foundation prides itself on being the heritage custodians of cricket It preserves the heritage of the game while delivering Sir Donald Bradman’s commitment to the future of the game through development at youth level and within the wider community Read more 0 0
Rahul Dravid has a Wall dedicated to him by Purav Gandhi - 3 year ago | 881 To commemorate Rahul Dravid’s 10,000 Test runs, Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) had built a wall with 10,000 bricks in the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru A metal statue of Dravid playing his trademark cover-drive along with the words “Commitment, Consistency, Class” are inscribed on the wall When you walk next time into M Chinnaswamy Stadium, a major landmark of Bangalore, you will certainly not miss "The Wall", which is Rahul Dravid's cricketing nickname as well Read more 0 0
Declaration at 0-0, Twice in a Cricket Test Match by Purav Gandhi - 3 year ago | 806 The only time two innings were declared for 0-0 in the test cricket was in 1999-2000 during a game between England and South Africa South Africa scored 248/8 in the first innings and declared it as the second, third and the fourth day of the test were washed off due to rain Captains Hansie Cronje and Nasser Hussain decided to play for the result in the spirit of the game and England declared their first inning on 0-0 Read more 0 0
