▁to ▁gain ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁b ounce . ▁As ▁a ▁b ats man , ▁he ▁was ▁very ▁ag gress ive ▁and ▁a ▁fast ▁sc orer ▁with ▁a ▁good ▁range ▁of ▁stro kes ▁– ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁major ▁inn ings ▁were ▁played ▁at ▁over ▁a ▁run ▁a ▁minute ▁– ▁but ▁on ▁difficult ▁w ick ets ▁his ▁technique ▁certainly ▁had ▁major ▁fla ws ▁which ▁he ▁never ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁truly ▁correct , ▁and ▁which ▁cost ▁him ▁dear ly ▁at ▁times . ▁ ▁Of ▁Lincoln shire ▁descent , ▁and ▁no ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁famous ▁Wor c esters hire ▁F oster ▁family , ▁Frank ▁F oster ▁first ▁played ▁for ▁War wick shire ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁In ▁five ▁matches , ▁he ▁took ▁ 2 3 ▁w ick ets ▁cheap ly , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁thought ▁he ▁was ▁trying ▁to ▁bow l ▁too ▁fast ▁and ▁was ▁over do ing ▁himself . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁regular ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁but ▁was ▁only ▁mod est ly ▁successful ▁– ▁though ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁he ▁showed ▁traces ▁of ▁ability ▁as ▁a ▁hard - h itting ▁b ats man . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁that ▁he ▁first ▁showed ▁signs ▁of ▁his ▁ab ilities , ▁taking ▁ 9 1 ▁w ick ets ▁for ▁War wick shire ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁ 2 2 ▁each ▁and ▁in ▁all ▁matches ▁taking ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁w ick ets ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁despite ▁a ▁wet ▁summer ▁that ▁would ▁not ▁suit ▁his