Easily his most successful season with the ball was 1962, when he got his chance after the retirements of the Surrey off-spinners Jim Laker and Eric Bedser and took 66 wickets at 23.92.
In his most successful season with the ball, 1962, he capitalized on the departures of Surrey's off-spinners Jim Laker and Eric Bedser to take 66 wickets at a cost of 23.92 runs each.