s ▁manuscript ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁disag ree . ▁Had ▁any ▁cr icket ▁been ▁played ▁at ▁this ▁time , ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁available . ▁Although ▁he ▁found ▁some ▁relief ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁when ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁mas se ur ▁Ern ▁Sau nd ers , ▁Brad man ▁perman ently ▁lost ▁the ▁feeling ▁in ▁the ▁thumb ▁and ▁index ▁finger ▁of ▁his ▁( domin ant ) ▁right ▁hand . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Brad man ▁faced ▁a ▁financial ▁crisis ▁when ▁the ▁firm ▁of ▁Harry ▁H od get ts ▁col lapsed ▁due ▁to ▁fra ud ▁and ▁em be zz lement . ▁Brad man ▁moved ▁quickly ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁his ▁own ▁business , ▁util ising ▁H od get ts ' ▁client ▁list ▁and ▁his ▁old ▁office ▁in ▁Gren f ell ▁Street , ▁Ad ela ide . ▁The ▁fall out ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁prison ▁term ▁for ▁H od get ts , ▁and ▁left ▁a ▁st igma ▁attached ▁to ▁Brad man ' s ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁city ' s ▁business ▁community ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁SA ▁Cr icket ▁Association ▁had ▁no ▁hes itation ▁in ▁appoint ing ▁Brad man ▁as ▁their ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Control ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁H od get ts . ▁Now ▁working ▁alongside ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁he ▁had ▁batt led ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁Brad man ▁quickly ▁became ▁a ▁leading ▁light ▁in ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁With ▁the ▁res umption ▁of ▁international ▁cr icket