He was the son of Walter George and Emma Amelia (Morris) Bradley; his father worked as a grocer, wine merchant and post master in Sydenham.

[2] After taking nine wickets in a trial match for The Mote, Bradley made his county debut against Somerset at Blackheath.

[4] His final appearances for Kent were on the county's North American tour in September and October 1903 against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia.

A well built, attacking right arm fast bowler, Bradley bowled off a long run with a high action.

Bradley is one of only twenty cricketers to have taken a wicket with his first ball in a Test match, dismissing Australian Frank Laver.

He was married to Alice Elizabeth Millyard in 1904; the couple had two sons, John Morris Bradley (b.