 He lived by two mottos, the first "bowling in matches keeps me fit for bowling" preferring a quiet cigarette to physical training or net practise.The second was "if they miss, I hit", never more aptly demonstrated than in the match against Victoria when he took 7/47 – six bowled and one l.b.w..He was one of the few England players to have a successful tour with 12 wickets (23.83) despite missing the Fifth Test along with Peter Loader due to a car crash.