8 5 6 ▁( or ▁ 3 8 . 5 % ▁of ▁his ▁t ally ) ▁scored ▁in ▁boundaries . ▁Sign ific antly , ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁hit ▁a ▁six , ▁which ▁typ ified ▁Brad man ' s ▁attitude : ▁if ▁he ▁hit ▁the ▁ball ▁along ▁the ▁ground , ▁then ▁it ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁caught . ▁During ▁this ▁phase ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁his ▁youth ▁and ▁natural ▁fit ness ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁adopt ▁a ▁" machine - like " ▁approach ▁to ▁batt ing . ▁The ▁South ▁African ▁fast ▁bow ler ▁Sand y ▁Bell ▁described ▁bow ling ▁to ▁him ▁as , ▁" heart - bre aking   ... ▁with ▁his ▁sort ▁of ▁c yn ical ▁gr in , ▁which ▁rather ▁rem inds ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁S ph inx   ... ▁he ▁never ▁seems ▁to ▁pers p ire ". ▁ ▁Between ▁these ▁two ▁seasons , ▁Brad man ▁seriously ▁cont empl ated ▁playing ▁professional ▁cr icket ▁in ▁England ▁with ▁the ▁Lanc ash ire ▁League ▁club ▁Acc r ington , ▁a ▁move ▁that , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁rules ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁would ▁have ▁ended ▁his ▁Test ▁career . ▁A ▁cons ort ium ▁of ▁three ▁Sydney ▁business es ▁offered ▁an ▁alternative . ▁They ▁de vised ▁a ▁two - year ▁contract ▁where by ▁Brad man ▁wrote ▁for ▁Associ ated ▁New sp apers , ▁broadcast ▁on ▁Radio ▁ 2 UE ▁and ▁promoted ▁the ▁mens we ar ▁ret ail ing ▁chain ▁F J ▁Pal mer ▁and ▁Son . ▁However , ▁the ▁contract ▁increased ▁Brad man ' s ▁dependence ▁on ▁his