loss. He was kept on in the side to play England, but only bowled one over. The good form continued at domestic level, with 4–90 against Qld, 4–18 against Tasmania and 6–57 against South Australia. These returns helped Victoria win another Sheffield Shield and Higgs' seasonal record was 41 wickets at an average of 20. Higgs was selected in the initial squad to tour Pakistan in 1980 but did not actually tour. This meant he could be available to play the end of the Shield. He also announced his unavailability to tour on the 1980 tour of England. 1980–81 Higgs started the 1980–81 season more slowly, although he did take three wickets for Victoria against the touring New Zealanders. 2–65 and 4–67 against WA saw him picked in the Australian side to face New Zealand for the first test. His first innings effort 4–59 against New Zealand helped Australia win the game and a return of 4–25 in the second innings helped them win the second. Higgs picked up 3 wickets in the third test – a game probably best remembered for an incident when Higgs was batting. He was 1 not out and Australia 9–279 with Doug Walters on 77 when Lance Cairns bowled a bouncer; Higgs hit it to the wicketkeeper but umpire Robin Baillache ruled the delivery an illegal one as it was too intimidatory. Higgs went on to score 6 off 69 balls, Walters hit a century, Australia made 321 and ended up winning the game. Against India, a second innings haul of 4–25 helped bowl Australia to victory in the first test though he took no wickets in the third (0–65 and 0–41), which Australia lost. This was Higgs' last test. In February 1981 Ian Chappell said he would not pick Higgs for the English tour even though he felt Higgs was "the most productive spinner in Australia. English wickets are no help to leggies and Jim really struggled on the 1975 tour." Later career Higgs was appointed captain of Richmond in 1981–82. He never made the Australian team again but took six wickets against Tasmania in a Shield game, seven wickets against WA. and 5–68 against WA His last first class game was in 1982–83 against Queensland; Higgs' figures were 0–90 and 2–24. He led Richmond to a premiership in 1982–83. Higgs retired at the end of the 1982–83 season because of persistent back