Bradman: an Australian hero. Charles Williams. 1996.

“This is a story about Australia as well as a great Australian.’ So begins Charles Williams’ masterly biography of Sir Donald Bradman, indisputable the greatest batsman in the history of cricket. The years spanned by his career, from the late 1920s to the late 1940s, represented a decisive period in the history of cricket modern Australia. During that period, Bradman was an icon. Nothing can detract from his cricketing genius - his Test average famously, was 99.94; the second highest is 60.97. In Bradman, Charles Williams shows how that genius became a focus for Australian aspirations during a particularly important period of history.