 The 1860 season also saw his career-best innings figures of 8/16, as well as his first noted successes with the bat, scoring his maiden half century, one of four for the season.Fifteen more games in 1861 yielded another career-best 87 wickets in the season, and his second eight-wicket haul.By the early 1860s, roundarm had replaced underarm as the standard form of bowling but overarm was still illegal, even though it was in use.