 Thorpe and Atherton led the way for England's batsmen, each scoring more than 400 runs in the series, but the rest of the top order struggled, with only Hick (in six innings) and Ramprakash (in two) also averaging over 40.Gooch and Gatting both retired from International cricket at the end of the tour, and it was generally felt by commentators that it was a tour too far for both of them, as they failed regularly with the bat (they scored one fifty and one century between them in 19 innings and averaged a combined 22.47) and contributed heavily towards England's malaise in the field.Of the bowlers, Gough was the most successful, picking up 20 wickets at 21.25, and was well backed up by Lewis (11 at 22.64) and Fraser (14 at 27.79), but otherwise the figures were badly affected by the dropped catches.