▁the ▁pay ing ▁public . ▁He ▁formed ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁Australian ▁captain ▁Rich ie ▁B ena ud , ▁seeking ▁more ▁attract ive ▁play , ▁with ▁some ▁success . ▁He ▁served ▁two ▁high - profile ▁periods ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁Control , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 – 6 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 9 – 7 2 . ▁During ▁the ▁first , ▁he ▁de alt ▁with ▁the ▁growing ▁pre val ence ▁of ▁illegal ▁bow ling ▁actions ▁in ▁the ▁game , ▁a ▁problem ▁that ▁he ▁adj ud ged ▁" the ▁most ▁complex ▁I ▁have ▁known ▁in ▁cr icket , ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁fact ▁but ▁of ▁opinion ". ▁The ▁major ▁controvers y ▁of ▁his ▁second ▁st int ▁was ▁a ▁proposed ▁tour ▁of ▁Australia ▁by ▁South ▁Africa ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 – 7 2 . ▁On ▁Brad man ' s ▁recommendation , ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁cancel led . ▁Cr icket ▁journalist ▁Michael ▁Cow ard ▁said ▁of ▁Brad man ▁as ▁an ▁administrator : ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Brad man ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁during ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁Cr icket ▁sch ism ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁special ▁Australian ▁Cr icket ▁Board ▁committee ▁formed ▁to ▁handle ▁the ▁crisis . ▁He ▁was ▁critic ised ▁for ▁not ▁air ing ▁an ▁opinion , ▁but ▁he ▁de alt ▁with ▁World ▁Series ▁Cr icket ▁far ▁more ▁p rag matically ▁than ▁other ▁administr ators . ▁Rich ie ▁B ena ud ▁described ▁Brad man ▁as ▁" a