The pup of the 1948 Invincibles is a deserved Hall of Famer, but was he better with the bat than Smith, Ponting, Chappell or Border? An overdue biography of Neil Harvey reignites the debate.
The second oldest living Australian test cricketer Neil Harvey turns 93 in October, but he was once Bradman’s heir and arguably the best fieldsman Australia has produced. Steven Siewert
It was in 1948 on his last Ashes tour of England that Donald Bradman, at the tail of an extraordinary career, led a team of cricketers that today are regarded as one of the greatest cricket sides of all time.
Over 144 days the Australians, including titans of the day such as Keith Miller, Ray Lindwall, Sid Barnes and Arthur Morris, went undefeated in all of their 34 matches – earning the sobriquet The Invincibles.
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