Don Bradman and World War II

The connection between cricket and World War II World War II  is long, few of which has been documented in CricLife. But not many are aware that a cricketing code was used during World War II. The code alerted Allied troops about the assault on Italy’s Monte Cassino monastery in March 1944. And the code?...

The connection between cricket and World War II World War II  is long, few of which has been documented in CricLife.

But not many are aware that a cricketing code was used during World War II. The code alerted Allied troops about the assault on Italy’s Monte Cassino monastery in March 1944.

And the code? “Bradman will be batting tomorrow”.

Even the great War could not stop Don Bradman from being in news!

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