0 ▁years ▁since ▁his ▁birth , ▁Brad man ▁was ▁comm emor ated ▁with ▁a ▁Google ▁Do od le . ▁To ▁mark ▁ 1 5 0 ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Cr ick eters ' ▁Al man ack , ▁Wis den ▁named ▁him ▁as ▁captain ▁of ▁an ▁all - time ▁Test ▁World ▁XI . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Brad man ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁six ▁man ▁short list ▁for ▁BBC ▁Sports ▁Person ality ▁of ▁the ▁Century . ▁Ast ero id ▁ 2 4 7 2 ▁Brad man ▁discovered ▁by ▁Lub o š ▁Koh oute k ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honour . ▁ ▁Family ▁life ▁ ▁Brad man ▁first ▁met ▁Jess ie ▁Mar tha ▁M enz ies ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁when ▁she ▁board ed ▁with ▁the ▁Brad man ▁family , ▁to ▁be ▁closer ▁to ▁school ▁in ▁Bow ral . ▁The ▁couple ▁married ▁at ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ▁at ▁Bur wood , ▁Sydney ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁The ▁two ▁had ▁an ▁im pe cc able ▁marriage ▁and ▁were ▁both ▁devoted ▁to ▁each ▁other . ▁During ▁their ▁ 6 5 - year ▁marriage , ▁Jess ie ▁was ▁" sh rew d , ▁reliable , ▁self less , ▁and ▁above ▁all , ▁un comp licated ... she ▁was ▁the ▁perfect ▁fo il ▁to ▁his ▁concentr ated , ▁and ▁occasionally ▁mer cur ial ▁character ". ▁Brad man ▁paid ▁t ribute ▁to ▁his ▁wife ▁numerous ▁times , ▁once ▁saying ▁succ inct ly , ▁"