▁either ▁side ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 – 1 1 ▁that ▁was ▁his ▁most ▁successful . ▁In ▁his ▁very ▁first ▁match , ▁played ▁at ▁Dur ban ▁against ▁Orange ▁Free ▁State , ▁he ▁scored ▁ 5 1 ▁batt ing ▁at ▁number ▁ 1 0 , ▁Natal ' s ▁second ▁highest ▁score ▁of ▁the ▁inn ings ▁and ▁a ▁total ▁that ▁C ox ▁was ▁never ▁subsequently ▁to ▁sur pass . ▁In ▁his ▁second ▁match , ▁against ▁Western ▁Province , ▁he ▁took ▁seven ▁w ick ets ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁inn ings ▁for ▁ 4 2 ▁runs , ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later ▁he ▁took ▁eight ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁against ▁Trans va al , ▁seven ▁of ▁the ▁opposition ▁being ▁bow led . ▁In ▁all ▁six ▁matches ▁that ▁season , ▁he ▁took ▁ 3 6 ▁w ick ets ▁for ▁ 4 0 2 ▁runs ▁( aver age ▁ 1 1 . 1 6 ) ▁and ▁helped ▁Natal ▁to ▁their ▁first ▁domestic ▁championship ▁title . ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁tour ▁of ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁but ▁from ▁ 3 7 ▁matches , ▁he ▁only ▁played ▁in ▁ 1 4 ▁( none ▁of ▁them ▁Test ▁matches ) ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁did ▁play ▁he ▁was ▁under - used ▁as ▁a ▁bow ler ▁and ▁took ▁only ▁ 1 4 ▁w ick ets . ▁When ▁England ▁came ▁to ▁South ▁Africa ▁in ▁ 1 9