". ▁Selected ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁un fit ▁Arch ie ▁Jackson ▁in ▁the ▁NS W ▁team , ▁Brad man ▁made ▁his ▁first - class ▁debut ▁at ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁O val , ▁aged ▁ 1 9 . ▁He ▁secured ▁the ▁achiev ement ▁of ▁a ▁hundred ▁on ▁debut , ▁with ▁an ▁inn ings ▁of ▁ 1 1 8 ▁featuring ▁what ▁soon ▁became ▁his ▁tra dem arks — fast ▁foot work , ▁calm ▁confidence ▁and ▁rapid ▁scoring . ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁century ▁at ▁the ▁S CG , ▁against ▁the ▁She ff ield ▁Sh ield ▁champions ▁Victoria . ▁Despite ▁his ▁potential , ▁Brad man ▁was ▁not ▁chosen ▁for ▁the ▁Australian ▁second ▁team ▁to ▁tour ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁Brad man ▁decided ▁that ▁his ▁ch ances ▁for ▁Test ▁selection ▁would ▁be ▁improved ▁by ▁moving ▁to ▁Sydney ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 8 – 2 9 ▁season , ▁when ▁England ▁were ▁to ▁tour ▁in ▁defence ▁of ▁the ▁Ash es . ▁Initial ly , ▁he ▁continued ▁working ▁in ▁real ▁estate , ▁but ▁later ▁took ▁a ▁prom ot ions ▁job ▁with ▁the ▁sport ing ▁goods ▁ret ail er ▁M ick ▁Sim m ons ▁Ltd . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁She ff ield ▁Sh ield ▁season , ▁he ▁scored ▁a ▁century ▁in ▁each ▁inn ings ▁against ▁Queensland . ▁He ▁followed ▁this ▁with ▁scores ▁of ▁ 8 7 ▁and ▁ 1 3 2 ▁not ▁out ▁against ▁the ▁England ▁tour ing ▁team , ▁and ▁was ▁reward ed ▁with ▁selection ▁for ▁the