▁his ▁pace , ▁once ▁breaking ▁Ke pler ▁W ess els ' ▁rib s ▁in ▁a ▁country ▁match . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁Series ▁Cr icket , ▁Prior ▁returned ▁to ▁South ▁Australia ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 - 8 0 ▁season , ▁taking ▁ 2 6 ▁w ick ets ▁at ▁ 4 1 . 5 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁bought ▁a ▁farm ▁in ▁Lob eth al , ▁South ▁Australia ▁with ▁the ▁proceed s ▁of ▁his ▁W SC ▁pay ments , ▁and ▁his ▁en su ing ▁farm ▁duties ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁un av ail ability ▁for ▁some ▁matches . ▁Prior ▁missed ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 - 8 2 ▁season ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁farm ▁commit ments ▁and ▁a ▁susp ension ▁ar ising ▁from ▁disput ing ▁an ▁u mp ire ' s ▁decision ▁in ▁an ▁Ad ela ide ▁grade ▁match ▁ ▁At ▁his ▁ret irement ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 / 8 5 ▁season , ▁Prior ▁had ▁played ▁ 4 8 ▁first - class ▁matches ▁for ▁ 1 4 0 ▁w ick ets ▁at ▁ 3 3 . 0 7 . ▁ ▁Refer red ▁to ▁as ▁" a ▁pla cid , ▁easy - going ▁character ▁until ▁he ▁gets ▁a ▁ball ▁in ▁his ▁hand ▁and ▁sees ▁a ▁b ats man ▁at ▁the ▁other ▁end ", ▁Prior ▁was ▁usually ▁known ▁by ▁his ▁nick name ▁" F ang ". ▁After ▁losing ▁his ▁front ▁teeth ▁in ▁an ▁Australian ▁rules ▁football ▁match , ▁Prior ▁wore ▁dent