ie ce . ▁The ▁recovery ▁to ▁ 7 5 ▁w ick ets ▁at ▁ 2 1 . 1 4 ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁ow ed ▁something ▁to ▁his ▁fourth ▁return ▁of ▁eight ▁w ick ets ▁in ▁an ▁inn ings , ▁eight ▁for ▁ 5 3 ▁against ▁Wor c esters hire ▁at ▁Tr ent ▁Bridge . ▁Nor ▁was ▁the ▁batt ing ▁anything ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ordinary : ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁pass ▁ 5 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁or ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁and ▁reached ▁a ▁highest ▁of ▁only ▁ 5 7 ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁ ▁All - round er ▁This ▁fall ow ▁period ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁made ▁his ▁emer gence ▁as ▁a ▁genu ine ▁all - round er ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁season , ▁his ▁benefit ▁year , ▁all ▁the ▁more ▁surprising . ▁In ▁all ▁matches , ▁he ▁took ▁ 1 1 4 ▁w ick ets ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁ 2 5 . 1 8 ▁runs ▁each ▁and , ▁unexpected ly , ▁made ▁ 1 1 6 7 ▁runs ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 2 9 . 1 7 , ▁not ▁far ▁short ▁of ▁double ▁the ▁average ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁double ▁the ▁aggregate ▁he ▁had ▁achieved ▁in ▁any ▁other ▁season ▁before . ▁Wis den ▁had ▁an ▁explanation ▁for ▁his ▁sudden ▁advance : ▁it ▁attributed ▁it ▁to ▁" wait ing ▁more ▁patient ly ▁than ▁her et of ore