9 2 6 ), ▁an ▁age ing ▁Australian ▁team ▁lost ▁The ▁Ash es ▁in ▁England , ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Test ▁players ▁retired . ▁The ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Cr icket ▁Association ▁began ▁a ▁h unt ▁for ▁new ▁talent . ▁Mind ful ▁of ▁Brad man ' s ▁big ▁scores ▁for ▁Bow ral , ▁the ▁association ▁wrote ▁to ▁him , ▁request ing ▁his ▁attend ance ▁at ▁a ▁practice ▁session ▁in ▁Sydney . ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁chosen ▁for ▁the ▁" Country ▁Week " ▁tournament s ▁at ▁both ▁cr icket ▁and ▁tennis , ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁during ▁separate ▁weeks . ▁His ▁b oss ▁presented ▁him ▁with ▁an ▁ult imat um : ▁he ▁could ▁have ▁only ▁one ▁week ▁away ▁from ▁work , ▁and ▁therefore ▁had ▁to ▁choose ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁sports . ▁He ▁chose ▁cr icket . ▁Brad man ' s ▁performances ▁during ▁Country ▁Week ▁resulted ▁in ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁play ▁grade ▁cr icket ▁in ▁Sydney ▁for ▁St ▁George ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 6 – 2 7 ▁season . ▁He ▁scored ▁ 1 1 0 ▁on ▁his ▁debut , ▁making ▁his ▁first ▁century ▁on ▁a ▁tur f ▁pitch . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁he ▁turned ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁NS W ▁second ▁team . ▁For ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁Brad man ▁travel led ▁the ▁ ▁from ▁Bow ral ▁to ▁Sydney ▁every ▁Saturday ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁St ▁George . ▁ ▁First - class ▁debut ▁The ▁next ▁season ▁continued ▁the ▁rapid ▁rise ▁of ▁the ▁" Bo y ▁from ▁Bow ral