▁with ▁Jack ▁Hob bs , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁put ▁on ▁a ▁hundred ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁w icket ▁on ▁ 6 6 ▁occasions , ▁the ▁highest ▁of ▁these ▁the ▁ 4 2 8 ▁they ▁accum ulated ▁against ▁Oxford ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁He ▁passed ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁runs ▁in ▁eight ▁seasons , ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁middle ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁aver aged ▁above ▁ 5 0 ▁in ▁all ▁but ▁two ▁years . ▁He ▁scored ▁an ▁un be aten ▁ 2 9 2 ▁against ▁North ants , ▁being ▁denied ▁his ▁triple ▁century ▁only ▁by ▁Per cy ▁F ender ' s ▁declaration , ▁and ▁still ▁holds ▁three ▁record ▁Sur rey ▁partners hips , ▁including ▁the ▁ 1 7 3 ▁he ▁put ▁on ▁with ▁Andy ▁Duc at ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁w icket ▁at ▁Ley ton ▁after ▁suffering ▁a ▁bout ▁of ▁food ▁poison ing . ▁ ▁Sand ham ▁made ▁his ▁England ▁debut ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁against ▁Australia , ▁in ch ing ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁ 2 1 ▁in ▁ 8 1 ▁minutes ▁before ▁being ▁bow led ▁by ▁a ▁' sn orter ' ▁from ▁Ted ▁Mc Donald . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁South ▁Africa ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 – 2 3 ▁but ▁made ▁only ▁one ▁half - century ▁in ▁his ▁nine ▁inn ings , ▁and ▁though ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁a ▁Wis den ▁Cr ick eter ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁ 1 9