1 8 9 3 ▁against ▁a ▁team ▁selected ▁by ▁Charles ▁Thor nt on ; ▁he ▁batt ed ▁at ▁number ▁nine ▁in ▁the ▁batt ing ▁order ▁and ▁scored ▁ 1 8 . ▁He ▁maintained ▁his ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁side ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁weeks , ▁making ▁substantial ▁scores ▁in ▁several ▁inn ings ▁against ▁bow lers ▁with ▁a ▁good ▁reputation . ▁He ▁grew ▁in ▁confidence ▁as ▁the ▁season ▁progress ed ; ▁critics ▁commented ▁on ▁several ▁occasions ▁on ▁the ▁effect iveness ▁of ▁his ▁cut ▁shot ▁and ▁his ▁field ing ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁exception ally ▁good . ▁His ▁highest ▁and ▁most ▁notable ▁score ▁came ▁during ▁a ▁defeat ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁tour ing ▁team ▁when ▁he ▁made ▁ 5 8 ▁runs ▁in ▁ 1 0 5 ▁minutes , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁two - hour ▁ 3 7 ▁not ▁out ▁in ▁difficult ▁batt ing ▁conditions ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁inn ings . ▁His ▁batt ing ▁made ▁a ▁great ▁impression ▁on ▁spect ators , ▁who ▁gave ▁him ▁an ▁ov ation ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁The ▁game ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁occasion ▁in ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁where ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁used ▁the ▁leg ▁glance . ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁was ▁awarded ▁his ▁Blue ▁after ▁the ▁match , ▁and ▁following ▁some ▁more ▁successful ▁but ▁brief ▁inn ings , ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁match . ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁good ▁reception ▁by ▁the ▁crowd ▁but ▁scored ▁only ▁ 9 ▁and ▁ 0 ▁in ▁the ▁game , ▁which ▁his ▁team ▁won . ▁With ▁the