▁non - Test ▁series ▁against ▁an ▁Australian ▁XI ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁season . ▁Wis den ▁described ▁him ▁as ▁" the ▁real ▁discovery ▁of ▁the ▁season ". ▁The ▁Australian ▁captain , ▁Ian ▁Craig , ▁described ▁facing ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁in ▁Well ington : ▁" I ▁saw ▁Bart lett ▁let ▁go ▁of ▁the ▁ball , ▁but ▁the ▁first ▁I ▁knew ▁of ▁where ▁it ▁had ▁gone ▁was ▁the ▁sound ▁of ▁it ▁hitting ▁the ▁glo ves ▁yards ▁behind ▁me . ▁I ▁think ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁quick est ▁bow ling ▁I ▁faced ." ▁ ▁Bart lett ▁moved ▁to ▁Can ter bury ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 3 – 6 4 ▁season ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Burn side ▁West ▁Christ ch urch ▁University ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁Central ▁District s ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 – 6 7 . ▁He ▁played ▁his ▁last ▁first - class ▁matches ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 9 – 7 0 ▁season . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁for ▁Mar l borough ▁in ▁the ▁Haw ke ▁Cup ; ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁match , ▁against ▁Wa ik ato ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 – 5 8 , ▁aged ▁ 1 6 , ▁he ▁took ▁ 6 ▁for ▁ 3 7 ▁and ▁ 2 ▁for ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁hit ▁the ▁match ▁top ▁score ▁of ▁ 5 2 ▁not ▁out . ▁ ▁International ▁career ▁He ▁tou red ▁South ▁Africa ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 - 6 2 , ▁making ▁his ▁Test ▁debut ▁and