▁season , ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁made ▁a ▁v ivid ▁impression ▁wherever ▁he ▁played . ▁Crow ds ▁were ▁substantial ly ▁increased ▁at ▁matches ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁appeared ▁and ▁he ▁established ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁brilliant ▁batt ing ▁and ▁sh ots ▁on ▁the ▁leg ▁side . ▁Although , ▁after ▁his ▁debut , ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁slow ▁start ▁in ▁poor ▁weather , ▁he ▁batt ed ▁himself ▁into ▁good ▁form ▁in ▁several ▁matches ▁on ▁Bright on ' s ▁good ▁batt ing ▁pitch . ▁He ▁scored ▁centuries ▁against ▁M idd les ex ▁and ▁Not ting ham shire ▁in ▁very ▁difficult ▁batt ing ▁conditions , ▁and ▁his ▁batt ing ▁against ▁the ▁latter ▁was ▁regarded ▁by ▁critics ▁as ▁among ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁He ▁was ▁less ▁effective ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁possibly ▁suffering ▁from ▁mental ▁and ▁physical ▁fat igue , ▁but ▁his ▁overall ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 , 7 7 5 ▁runs ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 4 9 . 3 1 ▁placed ▁him ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁aver ages . ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁was ▁particularly ▁popular ▁at ▁Bright on ; ▁Simon ▁Wil de ▁writes : ▁" The ▁crow ds ▁would ▁st roll ▁the ▁out field ▁during ▁intervals ▁in ▁play   ... ▁at ▁a ▁loss ▁to ▁explain ▁what ▁he ▁did : ▁the ▁most ▁dis d ain ful ▁f lick ▁of ▁the ▁w rist s , ▁and ▁he ▁could ▁ex as perate ▁some ▁of ▁England ' s ▁fin est ▁bow lers ; ▁the ▁most ▁rapid ▁swe ep ▁of ▁the ▁arms ,