 When Hewett was named as one of the Five Batsmen of the Year by Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack in 1893 , the publication described him as " the finest left @-@ handed batsman in England " . He played in an unorthodox but attractive fashion , which prompted W.G. Grace to praise " his dashing and fearless hitting " , while remarking that he had an awkward style . In Somerset , Cider and Sixes , David Foot described that he was " possessed of an eagle eye , considerable meat and the ability to make his forcing shots attractive . " In Peter Roebuck 's From Sammy to Jimmy , he offered a similar portrait of Hewett 's batting style , adding that " he saw it as his task to conquer " . Hewett 's batting received praise in H. S. Altham and E. W. Swanton 's A History of Cricket , where he is described as a " singularly determined and venomous " batsman who " hit the ball in unexpected and demoralizing directions . " He frequently scored his runs rapidly , as described by the Reverend R.S. Holmes , who wrote of his batting against Nottinghamshire ; " the Captain scored at his usual rate – three out of four runs notched , represent his pace . Against Surrey he got 61 out of 81 , this time 60 out of the same total . That 's the kind of example every captain should set – a run a minute , or thereabouts . " In summary of the 1892 season The Cricket Annual notes that " the Somerset player , in fact , had established the reputation of being the most punishing batsman and rapid scorer of the day , and on last season 's form no representative eleven could be considered complete without him . " Sammy Woods claimed that Hewett disliked fielding , but offered the view that he was good at point . Woods also related how Hewett would chew on a toothpick , which he always had in his mouth when fielding , when his team was losing . 
