▁to ▁rep licate ▁his ▁form ▁for ▁Sus sex . ▁He ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁for ▁low ▁scores ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁games , ▁but ▁was ▁slightly ▁more ▁successful ▁with ▁ 2 1 ▁and ▁ 4 9 ▁not ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁and ▁he ▁hit ▁ 5 4 ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁match . ▁In ▁a ▁low - sc oring ▁series , ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁scored ▁ 2 7 8 ▁runs ▁at ▁ 4 6 . 3 3 , ▁the ▁second ▁highest ▁average ▁for ▁England . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁was ▁appointed ▁Sus sex ▁captain ▁after ▁Mur do ch ▁retired , ▁ahead ▁of ▁other ▁amateur ▁cr ick eters . ▁George ▁Bran n ▁capt ained ▁the ▁county ' s ▁first ▁match ▁after ▁Mur do ch ▁stood ▁down ▁but ▁he ▁may ▁have ▁found ▁the ▁position ▁to ▁be ▁too ▁difficult ▁and ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁The ▁press ▁regarded ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁as ▁a ▁success ▁as ▁a ▁late ▁sequence ▁of ▁matches ▁without ▁defeat ▁took ▁Sus sex ▁to ▁fifth ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁Championship , ▁the ▁highest ▁position ▁achieved ▁by ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁that ▁point . ▁As ▁captain , ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁took ▁great ▁care ▁over ▁details ▁such ▁as ▁weather ▁conditions , ▁but ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁innov ations , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁frequent ▁changing ▁of ▁the ▁person ▁bow ling ▁or ▁implementing ▁field ing ▁practice , ▁were ▁un pop ular ▁with ▁the ▁players