▁decided ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁to ▁Bow ral , ▁close ▁to ▁Mitt ag ong , ▁to ▁be ▁closer ▁to ▁Em ily ' s ▁family ▁and ▁friends , ▁as ▁life ▁at ▁Ye o ▁Ye o ▁was ▁prov ing ▁difficult . ▁ ▁Brad man ▁pract ised ▁batt ing ▁in cess antly ▁during ▁his ▁youth . ▁He ▁invent ed ▁his ▁own ▁solo ▁cr icket ▁game , ▁using ▁a ▁cr icket ▁st ump ▁for ▁a ▁bat , ▁and ▁a ▁golf ▁ball . ▁A ▁water ▁tank , ▁mounted ▁on ▁a ▁cur ved ▁brick ▁stand , ▁stood ▁on ▁a ▁p aved ▁area ▁behind ▁the ▁family ▁home . ▁When ▁hit ▁into ▁the ▁cur ved ▁brick ▁facing ▁of ▁the ▁stand , ▁the ▁ball ▁reb ounded ▁at ▁high ▁speed ▁and ▁varying ▁angles — and ▁Brad man ▁would ▁attempt ▁to ▁hit ▁it ▁again . ▁This ▁form ▁of ▁practice ▁developed ▁his ▁timing ▁and ▁re actions ▁to ▁a ▁high ▁degree . ▁In ▁more ▁formal ▁cr icket , ▁he ▁hit ▁his ▁first ▁century ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 2 , ▁with ▁an ▁und efe ated ▁ 1 1 5 ▁playing ▁for ▁Bow ral ▁Public ▁School ▁against ▁Mitt ag ong ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁Bush ▁cr ick eter ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 – 2 1 ▁season , ▁Brad man ▁acted ▁as ▁sc orer ▁for ▁the ▁local ▁Bow ral ▁team , ▁capt ained ▁by ▁his ▁uncle ▁George ▁What man . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁he ▁filled ▁in ▁when ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁one ▁man ▁short , ▁scoring ▁ 3 7 *