Don Bradman in How I Play Cricket

An excerpt of Don Bradman in 'How I Play Cricket', directed by Paulette McDonagh (Australia 1932).

In this clip, a young Donald Bradman demonstrates the innovative methods he used to develop his reflexes, hand-eye coordination and concentration when he was an aspiring cricketer growing up in Bowral. Bradman is shown hitting a golf ball against a water tank with a cricket stump, and demonstrates taking some classic catches from a paling fence.

Paulette McDonagh was one of three remarkable sisters who made history in 1926 by becoming the first Australian women to own and run a film production company. Professionally known as the 'McDonagh Sisters', they were among the first to produce a 'talkie' in Australia. Their collaborations led to both feature-length dramas and documentaries, with Paulette working as the director and writer, Phyllis as a producer and Isabel acting under the name 'Marie Lorraine'.

Excerpt from Don Bradman in 'How I Play Cricket' (Australia 1932). NFSA title: 44179.
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