, ▁he ▁was ▁less ▁consistent ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁two ▁seasons , ▁never ▁hitting ▁more ▁than ▁three ▁success ive ▁scores ▁above ▁ 4 0 . ▁He ▁suffered ▁from ▁ill - he alth ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁strugg led ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁months . ▁ ▁His ▁later ▁form ▁was ▁better ▁and ▁he ▁made ▁the ▁highest ▁score ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁ 2 8 5 ▁against ▁Som erset , ▁but ▁several ▁leg ▁break ▁bow lers ▁took ▁his ▁w icket ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁inn ings ▁were ▁played ▁in ▁easier ▁batt ing ▁conditions ▁or ▁during ▁less ▁compet itive ▁circumstances . ▁ ▁Fail ure ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁According ▁to ▁Simon ▁Wil de , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁Ran j its in h ji ' s ▁reduced ▁output ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁was ▁the ▁death ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁of ▁Raj inder ▁Singh ; ▁the ▁subsequent ▁reduction ▁in ▁his ▁income ▁would ▁have ▁presented ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁with ▁financial ▁difficulties . ▁By ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁faced ▁bank rupt cy ▁and ▁after ▁an ▁un av ail ing ▁request ▁to ▁N aw ang ar ▁for ▁a ▁res umption ▁and ▁increase ▁of ▁his ▁allow ance , ▁only ▁an ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁India ▁Office ▁prevent ed ▁a ▁court ▁action ▁against ▁him . ▁Through ▁his ▁solic itor , ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁claimed ▁that ▁his ▁deb t ▁to ▁one ▁cred itor ▁only ▁came ▁through ▁his ▁acting ▁on ▁beh alf