 Gloucestershire gave Hammond an extended run at the start of the 1922 season . He played five matches without passing 32 runs in an innings at a batting average of under ten . He did not have the opportunity to improve his record as Lord Harris , the Marylebone Cricket Club ( M.C.C. ) treasurer , noticed that Hammond was born in Kent . He had not resided in Gloucestershire long enough to be eligible to play for the team under County Championship rules , and was barred for the rest of the season . The press criticised the ruling for interrupting the career of a player seen as very promising , despite his lack of success thus far . Hammond spent the rest of the summer , which he later described as the most miserable of his life , watching county games , although Gloucestershire continued to pay him in full . 
