▁their ▁employee ' s ▁newly ▁won ▁fame . ▁They ▁asked ▁Brad man ▁to ▁leave ▁his ▁team m ates ▁and ▁attend ▁official ▁reception s ▁they ▁organ ised ▁in ▁Ad ela ide , ▁Melbourne , ▁G oul burn , ▁his ▁h omet own ▁Bow ral ▁and ▁Sydney , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁brand ▁new ▁custom - built ▁Che v ro let . ▁At ▁each ▁stop , ▁Brad man ▁received ▁a ▁level ▁of ▁ad ulation ▁that ▁" emb arr ass ed " ▁him . ▁This ▁focus ▁on ▁individual ▁accomplish ment , ▁in ▁a ▁team ▁game , ▁"...   per man ently ▁dam aged ▁relationships ▁with ▁his ▁contempor aries ". ▁Comment ing ▁on ▁Australia ' s ▁victory , ▁the ▁team ' s ▁vice - capt ain ▁Vic ▁Richard son ▁said , ▁"...   we ▁could ▁have ▁played ▁any ▁team ▁without ▁Brad man , ▁but ▁we ▁could ▁not ▁have ▁played ▁the ▁blind ▁school ▁without ▁Clar rie ▁Gr imm ett ". ▁A ▁mod est ▁Brad man ▁can ▁be ▁heard ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁recording ▁saying ▁" I ▁have ▁always ▁endeav oured ▁to ▁do ▁my ▁best ▁for ▁the ▁side , ▁and ▁the ▁few ▁centuries ▁that ▁have ▁come ▁my ▁way ▁have ▁been ▁achieved ▁in ▁the ▁hope ▁of ▁winning ▁matches . ▁My ▁one ▁idea ▁when ▁going ▁into ▁bat ▁was ▁to ▁make ▁runs ▁for ▁Australia ." ▁ ▁Rel uct ant ▁hero ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 – 3 1 , ▁against ▁the ▁first ▁West ▁Indian ▁side ▁to ▁visit ▁Australia , ▁Brad man ' s ▁scoring ▁was ▁more ▁sed