▁sharing ▁a ▁big ▁partners hip ▁with ▁F ry ▁for ▁Sus sex ▁against ▁the ▁Australian ▁team , ▁he ▁scored ▁ 4 0 ▁and ▁ 1 6 5 , ▁with ▁little ▁support ▁from ▁other ▁b ats men , ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁match ▁against ▁Lanc ash ire , ▁the ▁run ners ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁Championship . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁match ▁against ▁York shire , ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁the ▁County ▁Champions ▁that ▁season , ▁he ▁scored ▁two ▁centuries ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁as ▁Sus sex ▁saved ▁the ▁match ▁after ▁following ▁on ; ▁prior ▁to ▁this , ▁only ▁four ▁men ▁had ▁scored ▁two ▁centuries ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁first - class ▁game , ▁and ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁no - one ▁else ▁has ▁scored ▁two ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁he ▁had ▁scored ▁ 2 , 7 8 0 ▁runs , ▁be ating ▁the ▁record ▁aggregate ▁for ▁a ▁season ▁held ▁by ▁W . ▁G . ▁Grace , ▁and ▁hit ▁ 1 0 ▁centuries , ▁equ alling ▁another ▁record ▁of ▁Grace . ▁His ▁average ▁of ▁ 5 7 . 9 2 ▁was ▁the ▁highest ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁Even ▁so , ▁Sus sex ▁finished ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁County ▁Championship ▁as ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁had ▁little ▁batt ing ▁support ▁and ▁the ▁team ' s ▁bow ling ▁was ▁in effect ive . ▁ ▁Su cc ession ▁dispute ▁ ▁Ran j its in h ji ' s