- class ▁score ▁against ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁Austral ians ▁with ▁ 8 8 , ▁and ▁followed ▁that ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁very ▁next ▁match ▁with ▁ 7 ▁for ▁ 3 5 ▁in ▁Le ic esters hire ' s ▁second ▁inn ings ▁to ▁give ▁Oxford ▁victory ▁by ▁ 3 5 ▁runs . ▁ ▁In ▁university ▁vac ations ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁M idd les ex . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁his ▁county ▁cap ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁and ▁then ▁succeeded ▁Ian ▁Bed ford ▁as ▁the ▁county ▁captain ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁when ▁M idd les ex ▁came ▁from ▁ 1 3 th ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁to ▁ 6 th ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁after ▁two ▁seasons ▁in ▁charge ▁in ▁which ▁M idd les ex ▁finished ▁sixth ▁each ▁time . ▁In ▁all ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁ 9 2 ▁first - class ▁matches ▁for ▁M idd les ex ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁as ▁a ▁right - hand ed ▁b ats man ▁and ▁an ▁orth odox ▁slow ▁left - arm ▁bow ler , ▁taking ▁ 2 0 6 ▁w ick ets ▁at ▁ 2 7 . 7 7 , ▁with ▁a ▁personal ▁best ▁of ▁ 7 ▁for ▁ 9 4 , ▁including ▁a ▁hat - tr ick , ▁against ▁North am pt ons hire ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4