In the Don's footsteps

In a small room is a replica of the corrugated-iron water tank against which the boy Bradman used to hit a ball with a stump, honing his lightning reflexes as the ball bounced back at random angles. You can try it yourself with a ball and stick provided. There are photographs of the humble cottages of his parents, his beginnings in club cricket, the international career interrupted by war and the triumphant return in 1948 with the England tour of the "Invincibles", the first Australian team to return from the old country undefeated in any of their 34 games (25 wins, nine draws).