Career
Radford represented New South Wales in baseball. He also represented the Sydney Church of England Grammar School first XI in cricket. In 1970, Radford joined the New South Wales Cricket Association as Assistant Secretary.
He was at the same time Assistant Secretary of the Australian Cricket Board of Control.
In 1976, he became Secretary (an executive position) of the NSWCA, later re-titled chief executive. He served in this role until retirement in 1995.
The Bob Radford Scholarship for young cricket administrators awarded by the Bradman Foundation is named in his honour. lieutenant is designed to assist young cricket administrators to gain knowledge, skills and experience that will benefit their careers and, through them, the game of cricket.
The Bob Radford Room in the pavilion at the Bradman Oval, Bowral, New South Wales, is named in his honour.