▁as ▁secretary ▁and ▁tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁Rugby ▁Club ▁and ▁bow led ▁with ▁moder ate ▁success ▁in ▁club ▁cr icket ▁until ▁an ▁unusual ▁incident ▁at ▁Old ▁Tra ff ord ▁( then ▁a ▁new ▁ground ) ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁spin ▁bow ling ▁that ▁gave ▁him , ▁like ▁contemporary ▁professional ▁James ▁Sou ther ton , ▁bel ated ▁fame . ▁Buch an an ▁was ▁captain ing ▁Rugby ▁against ▁Manchester ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁stock ▁Rugby ▁" tr und lers " ▁were ▁failing ▁to ▁beat ▁b ats men ▁which ▁was ▁normal ▁with ▁un rolled ▁pitch es ▁and ▁frequent ▁shoot ers , ▁so ▁Buch an an ▁tried ▁bow ling ▁sp inners ▁and ▁rapidly ▁caused ▁the ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁his ▁oppon ents . ▁In ▁the ▁few ▁following ▁years , ▁Buch an an ▁developed ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁his ▁slow - medium ▁sp inners ▁with ▁such ▁dedic ation ▁that ▁by ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁when ▁playing ▁for ▁South gate ▁club ▁– ▁so ▁strong ▁as ▁to ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁first - class ▁– ▁Buch an an ▁was ▁too ▁much ▁for ▁Oxford ▁University ▁with ▁an ▁analysis ▁of ▁four teen ▁for ▁ 1 2 6 , ▁whilst ▁for ▁Gent le men ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁he ▁took ▁six ▁for ▁ 9 9 ▁against ▁Gent le men ▁of ▁the ▁South . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁however , ▁that ▁Buch an an ' s ▁spin ▁bow ling ▁achieved ▁genu ine ▁fame , ▁as ▁on ▁an ▁O val ▁w icket ▁invari ably ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁before ▁the