▁tour ing ▁M CC ▁team ▁at ▁Ad ela ide ▁O val , ▁taking ▁ 1 / 6 0 ▁and ▁ 0 / 1 8 . ▁After ▁a ▁moder ately ▁successful ▁debut ▁season , ▁Prior ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁stand ▁out ▁perform ers ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 5 - 7 6 ▁Australian ▁cr icket ▁season , ▁taking ▁ 4 3 ▁w ick ets ▁at ▁ 1 9 . 6 7 , ▁including ▁ 6 / 4 1 ▁against ▁the ▁tour ing ▁West ▁Indian ▁team ▁and ▁match ▁figures ▁of ▁ 1 0 / 1 6 8 ▁against ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁including ▁a ▁hat ▁trick . ▁ ▁Prior ' s ▁bow ling ▁was ▁a ▁key ▁element ▁in ▁South ▁Australia ▁winning ▁the ▁She ff ield ▁Sh ield ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁media ▁spec ulation ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Test ▁side ▁against ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁large ▁pool ▁of ▁tal ented ▁fast ▁bow lers ▁available ▁in ▁Australia ▁kept ▁Prior ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Test ▁team , ▁former ▁English ▁fast ▁bow ler ▁Frank ▁T ys on ▁was ▁sufficiently ▁im pressed ▁by ▁his ▁performances ▁to ▁confident ial ly ▁predict ▁that ▁Prior ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁future ▁main st ay ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁side . ▁▁▁ <0x09> ▁ ▁Prior ▁spent ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁English ▁cr icket ▁season ▁playing ▁English ▁club ▁cr icket , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁st ints ▁for ▁the ▁Kent ▁Second ▁XI ▁and ▁D H ▁Rob ins ' ▁XI . ▁ ▁His ▁ 1 9 7 6 - 7