 Wisden described Hammond 's campaign as successful , although he failed to reach the heights of his previous tour . In the Tests , Hammond scored 440 runs ( average 55 @.@ 00 ) and took nine wickets ( average 32 @.@ 33 ) , while scoring 948 runs ( average 55 @.@ 76 ) and taking 20 wickets ( average 28 @.@ 90 ) in all first @-@ class matches . Although Wisden said that Hammond accomplished little with the ball , team manager Plum Warner praised his bowling , claiming that during the first Test it was comparable to that of revered former England bowler Sydney Barnes . His best performance was in a match against New South Wales , where he took six for 43 , including the wicket of Bradman . In an early game on tour against Victoria , Hammond was instructed by Jardine to attack the bowling of Chuck Fleetwood @-@ Smith , who was on the verge of making his Test debut . Hammond scored 203 , freely punishing Fleetwood @-@ Smith 's bowling and in effect delaying his Test debut for several years . 
