 As well as taking 13 catches and making two stumpings, he hit 566 runs at an average of 23.58.However, though he contributed a number of thirties and forties, he reached his half-century only once, when he scored 95 against Essex at Worcester.He was designated as wicket-keeper in only four of the games he played in 1954, and when not occupied behind the stumps he sent down over 100 overs, claiming ten wickets with his off-spin.