▁of ▁twenty ▁w ick ets ▁for ▁ 2 2 5 ▁runs ▁in ▁two ▁inn ings ▁wins ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁Buch an an ▁was ▁clearly ▁the ▁best ▁amateur ▁bow ler ▁in ▁the ▁game , ▁and ▁after ▁W . ▁G . ▁Grace ’ s ▁in com par able ▁batt ing ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁factor ▁behind ▁the ▁Gent le men ' s ▁domin ance ▁of ▁the ▁Play ers . ▁Although ▁the ▁Play ers ▁broke ▁a ▁sequence ▁of ▁Gent le men ▁wins ▁at ▁Lord ' s ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁Buch an an ▁with ▁seven ▁w ick ets ▁in ▁each ▁match ▁took ▁his ▁total ▁for ▁ten ▁games ▁in ▁six ▁seasons ▁to ▁eight y - se ven ▁w ick ets ▁for ▁ 1 4 . 8 8 ▁– ▁to ▁illustrate ▁how ▁bad ▁his ▁batt ing ▁was ▁Buch an an ▁scored ▁only ▁six teen ▁runs ▁in ▁those ▁games ! ▁▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁however , ▁saw ▁Buch an an ▁bow l ▁so ▁poor ly ▁in ▁the ▁annual ▁matches ▁against ▁Oxford ▁and ▁Cambridge ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁omitted ▁from ▁the ▁Gent le men ' s ▁eleven ▁– ▁never ▁to ▁be ▁selected ▁again ▁even ▁when ▁he ▁recovered ▁form ▁somewhat ▁in ▁the ▁corresponding ▁games ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁Buch an an ▁was ▁never ▁the ▁same ▁bow ler ▁as ▁between ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁though ▁good ▁enough ▁to ▁receive ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁tour ▁Australia ▁with