▁was ▁successful ▁enough ▁in ▁trial ▁matches ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁county ▁in ▁several ▁games ▁that ▁September . ▁His ▁highest ▁score ▁was ▁just ▁ 2 3 ▁not ▁out , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁a ▁South ▁of ▁England ▁team ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁local ▁side — which ▁had ▁ 1 9 ▁players ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁match ▁more ▁compet itive — and ▁his ▁score ▁of ▁ 3 4 ▁was ▁the ▁highest ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁However , ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁had ▁neither ▁the ▁strength ▁nor ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁batt ing ▁stro kes ▁to ▁succeed ▁at ▁this ▁stage . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁this ▁time , ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁began ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Daniel ▁Hay ward , ▁a ▁first - class ▁cr ick eter ▁and ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁future ▁England ▁b ats man ▁Thomas ▁Hay ward , ▁on ▁his ▁batt ing ▁technique . ▁His ▁main ▁fault ▁was ▁a ▁t endency ▁to ▁back ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁ball ▁when ▁facing ▁a ▁fast ▁bow ler , ▁making ▁it ▁more ▁likely ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁dismiss ed . ▁Poss ibly ▁prompt ed ▁by ▁the ▁suggestion ▁of ▁a ▁professional ▁cr ick eter ▁who ▁was ▁bow ling ▁at ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁n ets ▁at ▁Cambridge , ▁he ▁and ▁Hay ward ▁began ▁to ▁pract ise ▁with ▁Ran j its in h ji ' s ▁right ▁leg ▁tied ▁to ▁the ▁ground . ▁This ▁affected ▁his ▁future ▁batt ing ▁technique ▁and ▁contributed ▁to ▁his ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁leg ▁glance , ▁a ▁shot ▁with ▁which ▁he ▁afterwards ▁became ▁associated . ▁While ▁pract ising ,