▁played ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁Test imon ial ▁match ▁at ▁Melbourne , ▁scoring ▁his ▁ 1 1 7 th ▁and ▁last ▁century , ▁and ▁receiving ▁£ 9 , 3 4 2 ▁in ▁proceed s . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Knight ▁Bach elor ▁for ▁his ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁game , ▁becoming ▁the ▁only ▁Australian ▁cr ick eter ▁ever ▁to ▁be ▁kn ight ed . ▁He ▁commented ▁that ▁he ▁" w ould ▁have ▁preferred ▁to ▁remain ▁just ▁M ister ". ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁published ▁a ▁mem oir , ▁F are well ▁to ▁Cr icket . ▁Brad man ▁accepted ▁offers ▁from ▁the ▁Daily ▁Mail ▁to ▁travel ▁with , ▁and ▁write ▁about , ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Australian ▁teams ▁in ▁England . ▁The ▁Art ▁of ▁Cr icket , ▁his ▁final ▁book ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁is ▁an ▁instruction al ▁manual . ▁ ▁Brad man ▁retired ▁from ▁his ▁stock bro king ▁business ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁" com fort able " ▁income ▁earned ▁as ▁a ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁public ly ▁listed ▁companies . ▁His ▁highest ▁profile ▁affili ation ▁was ▁with ▁Ar go ▁In vest ments ▁Limited , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁chairman ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁years . ▁Charles ▁Williams ▁commented ▁that , ▁"[ b ] us iness ▁was ▁ex cluded ▁on ▁medical ▁grounds , ▁[ so ] ▁the ▁only ▁sensible ▁alternative ▁was ▁a ▁career ▁in