▁five ▁Australian ▁w ick ets ▁for ▁no ▁runs ▁in ▁three ▁five - ball ▁o vers ▁with ▁his ▁de cept ive ▁off ▁spin ▁for ▁Mary le bone ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁( M CC ) ▁at ▁Lord ' s ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁The ▁tour ists ▁were ▁bund led ▁out ▁for ▁a ▁hum ili ating ▁ 1 8 . ▁Un famil iar ▁with ▁P ough er ' s ▁bow ling ▁they ▁failed ▁to ▁real ise ▁that ▁he ▁kept ▁the ▁ball ▁lower ▁and ▁turned ▁it ▁less ▁than ▁seemed ▁possible ▁with ▁his ▁strong ▁finger ▁and ▁w rist ▁action . ▁ ▁He ▁u mp ired ▁ 4 9 ▁first - class ▁matches . ▁All ▁but ▁two ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 9 ; ▁the ▁exceptions ▁were ▁one ▁match ▁in ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 - 8 9 ▁and ▁Le ic esters hire ' s ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁West ▁Indians ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁He ▁also ▁offici ated ▁in ▁York shire ' s ▁game ▁against ▁Kent ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁but ▁this ▁match ▁is ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁total , ▁as ▁he ▁and ▁fellow ▁u mp ire ▁William ▁Sh rew s bury ▁( bro ther ▁of ▁Arthur ) ▁declared ▁the ▁match ▁void ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁because ▁of ▁illegal ▁changes ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁pitch . ▁ ▁His ▁name ▁is ▁pron ounced ▁' P uffer ' and ▁after ▁ret irement ▁from ▁cr icket , ▁he ▁kept ▁the ▁Old ▁Cr