7 ▁season ▁for ▁South ▁Australia ▁was ▁disappoint ing ▁in ▁comparison ▁to ▁his ▁previous ▁season , ▁real ising ▁only ▁ 1 7 ▁w ick ets ▁at ▁ 4 3 . 0 0 , ▁but ▁Prior ▁was ▁still ▁considered ▁as ▁a ▁future ▁Test ▁player . ▁ ▁His ▁problem , ▁common ▁to ▁many ▁cr ick eters ▁of ▁his ▁era , ▁was ▁mon et ary . ▁ ▁With ▁cr icket ▁providing ▁little ▁financial ▁compens ation , ▁Prior ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁work ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁living , ▁doing ▁so ▁as ▁a ▁cas ual ▁labour er ▁with ▁a ▁sub urban ▁Ad ela ide ▁council ▁until ▁South ▁Australian ▁Cr icket ▁Association ▁officials ▁organ ised ▁work ▁for ▁him ▁with ▁an ▁Ad ela ide ▁car ▁deal er . ▁ ▁World ▁Series ▁Cr icket ▁Prior ' s ▁financial ▁situation ▁was ▁still ▁prec ari ous ▁however , ▁and ▁so ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁significant ▁contract ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁new ▁World ▁Series ▁Cr icket ▁( W SC ) ▁competition ▁( as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁again ▁play ▁under ▁his ▁former ▁captain ▁at ▁South ▁Australia , ▁Ian ▁Ch app ell ), ▁Prior ▁jump ed ▁at ▁the ▁opportunity . ▁▁▁ ▁Prior ▁played ▁two ▁W SC ▁Super ▁Test s , ▁taking ▁two ▁w ick ets ▁at ▁ 1 1 6 . 0 0 , ▁and ▁eight ▁W SC ▁International ▁Cup ▁matches , ▁taking ▁four ▁w ick ets ▁at ▁ 5 4 . 0 0 . ▁While ▁Prior ' s ▁bow ling ▁statistics ▁were ▁poor , ▁team ▁m ates ▁were ▁im pressed ▁with ▁his ▁attitude ▁and