0 . ▁His ▁success ▁in ▁county ▁matches ▁attract ed ▁attention . ▁He ▁was ▁picked ▁for ▁the ▁Gent le men ▁v ▁Play ers ▁match ▁at ▁The ▁O val . ▁And ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁July ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁str ang ely - une ven ▁" Eng land ▁XI " ▁which ▁played ▁York shire ▁in ▁a ▁rain - ru ined ▁match ▁at ▁She ff ield . ▁In ▁all ▁first - class ▁matches ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁he ▁took ▁ 5 7 ▁w ick ets ▁but ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁them , ▁ 2 8 . 8 0 ▁runs ▁per ▁w icket , ▁was ▁high ▁by ▁the ▁standards ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁F oster ▁played ▁just ▁one ▁match ▁for ▁War wick shire ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁then ▁was ▁absent ▁for ▁all ▁but ▁the ▁final ▁three ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁season ; ▁in ▁that ▁single ▁early ▁game , ▁against ▁Sur rey , ▁he ▁took ▁seven ▁first - inn ings ▁w ick ets ▁for ▁ 4 2 ▁runs ▁and ▁these ▁were ▁the ▁best ▁bow ling ▁figures ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁War wick shire ▁for ▁his ▁second ▁and ▁final ▁full ▁season ▁of ▁cr icket ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁with ▁similar ▁results ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁season : ▁ 5 3 ▁w ick ets ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 2 8 . 2 8 . ▁As ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁picked ▁for ▁the ▁Gent