In the 1951 season he scored his first century against Middlesex and took fifteen wickets again. In the 1952 season he scored a century in both matches against Nottinghamshire and one against Middlesex. He was top scorer for the club in the 1953 season when he made centuries against Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire.
During his 1951 campaign, he reached his first triple-digit score against Middlesex and claimed fifteen wickets in that year as well. The following season, 1952, saw him scoring a century in both matches against Nottinghamshire and one more against Middlesex. He topped the club's batting charts in 1953 when he scored centuries against Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire.