 In the 1938 season , his first as an amateur , Hammond scored 3 @,@ 011 runs at an average of 75 @.@ 27 . During the season , he was elected to life membership of Gloucestershire and membership of the M.C.C. , which barred professionals . He captained the Gentlemen against the Players at Lord 's — having previously led the Players , he is the only person to skipper both teams . Early in the season , he led England in a Test trial before , as expected , being given the role full @-@ time against Australia . His leadership during the series , which was drawn 1 – 1 , won him praise . He was criticised , however , for his handling of bowlers , specifically for not giving enough work to spinners Hedley Verity in the first Test or Doug Wright in the fourth . In the second Test , he scored 240 , briefly a record for an England batsman playing at home , to rescue the side from a poor start . This innings was lauded by observers including Warner , Bradman and Cardus , and The Times correspondent pronounced it one of the best ever . The match , like the first , was drawn and with the third Test completely washed out by rain , the crucial match proved to be the fourth . In a low @-@ scoring game , Hammond scored 76 , holding England 's first innings together . In the second innings , however , he made a first @-@ ball duck ; an English batting collapse allowed Australia to win the match and retain the Ashes . England had some consolation with a massive victory in the final Test ; following Hammond 's instructions to be cautious , the side slowly amassed a record total of 903 for seven , with Hutton beating Hammond 's Test record innings by scoring 364 . Hammond scored 59 , giving him 403 runs at an average of 67 @.@ 16 in the series . 
