- capt ain ▁Stan ▁McC abe . ▁At ▁this ▁point , ▁Brad man ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁bur den ▁of ▁captain cy ▁would ▁prevent ▁him ▁from ▁tour ing ▁England ▁again , ▁although ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁his ▁doub ts ▁public . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁pressure ▁of ▁captain cy , ▁Brad man ' s ▁batt ing ▁form ▁remained ▁supre me . ▁An ▁experienced , ▁m ature ▁player ▁now ▁commonly ▁called ▁" The ▁Don " ▁had ▁replaced ▁the ▁bl itz ing ▁style ▁of ▁his ▁early ▁days ▁as ▁the ▁" Bo y ▁from ▁Bow ral ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 – 3 9 , ▁he ▁led ▁South ▁Australia ▁to ▁the ▁She ff ield ▁Sh ield ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁century ▁in ▁six ▁consecutive ▁inn ings ▁to ▁equal ▁C B ▁F ry ' s ▁world ▁record . ▁Brad man ▁total led ▁ 2 1   first - class ▁centuries ▁in ▁ 3 4   inn ings , ▁from ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁tour ▁of ▁England ▁( including ▁pre lim inary ▁games ▁in ▁Australia ) ▁until ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁season , ▁Brad man ▁made ▁an ▁abort ive ▁bid ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Victoria ▁state ▁side . ▁The ▁Melbourne ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁advert ised ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁club ▁secretary ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁led ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁if ▁he ▁applied , ▁he ▁would ▁get ▁the ▁job . ▁The ▁position , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁held ▁by ▁Hugh ▁Tr umble ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 8 ,