. ▁He ▁took ▁the ▁opportunity ▁of ▁leading ▁the ▁side ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁bow ling ▁he ▁did , ▁taking ▁ 3 1 ▁w ick ets ▁in ▁the ▁season . ▁But ▁the ▁team ' s ▁lack ▁of ▁effective ▁bow lers ▁was ▁a ▁problem ▁before ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁took ▁over . ▁ ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁continued ▁to ▁score ▁heavily ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁season . ▁After ▁a ▁slow ▁start ▁in ▁cold ▁weather , ▁in ▁the ▁space ▁of ▁nine ▁days , ▁he ▁hit ▁scores ▁of ▁ 9 7 , ▁ 1 2 7 , ▁ 2 2 2 ▁and ▁ 2 1 5 ▁not ▁out , ▁followed ▁by ▁ 1 9 2 ▁a ▁week ▁later . ▁After ▁a ▁brief ▁sequence ▁of ▁low ▁scores , ▁he ▁scored ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁runs ▁in ▁July ▁and ▁maintained ▁his ▁form ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season ; ▁in ▁his ▁final ▁ 1 9 ▁inn ings , ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁reach ▁ 4 0 ▁only ▁three ▁times . ▁He ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁conditions ▁and ▁match ▁situations , ▁and ▁after ▁some ▁criticism ▁of ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁play ▁on ▁difficult ▁pitch es ▁for ▁batt ing , ▁scored ▁ 8 9 ▁against ▁Som erset ▁and ▁ 2 0 2 ▁against ▁M idd les ex ▁on ▁rain ▁affected ▁pitch es . ▁Again st ▁Le ic esters hire , ▁he ▁achieved ▁his ▁highest ▁score ▁until ▁then , ▁making ▁ 2 7 5 ▁in ▁five ▁hours . ▁He ▁hit ▁a ▁record