During the tour, Toshack had few opportunities with the bat, invariably being placed at either No. 10 and No. 11 in the order alongside Johnston,[1] another tailender with little batting ability.N-[1] Neither player ever passed 30 in their career,[72] and they were the only two players who failed to make a half-century during the tour.[71] As Australia's other specialist bowlers were Lindwall, McCool, Johnson and Doug Ring, all of whom made centuries and more than 18 fifties each during their first-class career,[73] Toshack and Johnston were invariably rooted at the bottom of the order.