▁has ▁become ▁an ▁arch et yp al ▁name ▁for ▁out standing ▁excell ence , ▁both ▁within ▁cr icket ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁wider ▁world . ▁The ▁term ▁Brad man es que ▁has ▁been ▁co ined ▁and ▁is ▁used ▁both ▁within ▁and ▁outside ▁cr icket ing ▁circles . ▁Steve ▁W augh ▁described ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁M utt iah ▁M ural ith aran ▁as ▁" the ▁Don ▁Brad man ▁of ▁bow ling ". ▁ ▁Brad man ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁more ▁bi ograph ies ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁Australian , ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁bus hr anger ▁Ned ▁Kelly . ▁Brad man ▁himself ▁wrote ▁four ▁books : ▁Don ▁Brad man ' s ▁Book – The ▁Story ▁of ▁My ▁Cr icket ing ▁Life ▁with ▁H ints ▁on ▁Batt ing , ▁Bow ling ▁and ▁Field ing ▁( 1 9 3 0 ), ▁My ▁Cr icket ing ▁Life ▁( 1 9 3 8 ), ▁F are well ▁to ▁Cr icket ▁( 1 9 5 0 ) ▁and ▁The ▁Art ▁of ▁Cr icket ▁( 1 9 5 8 ). ▁The ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁Body line ▁series ▁was ▁ret old ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁television ▁mini - series , ▁with ▁Gary ▁S weet ▁port ray ing ▁Brad man . ▁ ▁Brad man ▁is ▁imm ort al ised ▁in ▁three ▁popular ▁songs ▁from ▁different ▁er as , ▁" O ur ▁Don ▁Brad man " ▁( 1 9 3 0 s , ▁by ▁Jack ▁O ' H agan ), ▁" B rad man " ▁( 1 9 8 0 s