▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁the ▁Australian ▁government ▁awarded ▁Brad man ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁second - high est ▁civil ian ▁honour ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁Comp an ion ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Australia ▁( AC ), ▁" in ▁recognition ▁of ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁sport ▁of ▁cr icket ▁and ▁cr icket ▁administration ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁he ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁AC B , ▁to ▁lead ▁a ▁more ▁se cluded ▁life . ▁ ▁Administr ative ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁acting ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁South ▁Australia ' s ▁deleg ates ▁to ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Control ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Brad man ▁was ▁a ▁committee ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁S AC A ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁It ▁is ▁estimated ▁that ▁he ▁attended ▁ 1 , 7 1 3   S AC A ▁meet ings ▁during ▁this ▁half ▁century ▁of ▁service . ▁As ide ▁from ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁he ▁filled ▁a ▁selector ' s ▁ber th ▁for ▁the ▁Test ▁team ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁Cr icket ▁saw ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁def ensive ▁play ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁As ▁a ▁selector , ▁Brad man ▁fav oured ▁attack ing , ▁positive ▁cr ick eters ▁who ▁ent ert ained