Her went on his first tour in 1899 primarily to provide administrative support to the management but hit 135 in his second appearance at Lord's and became a fixture at

Three years later he scored a hundred before lunch at Old Trafford on the opening day.

In the next series he hit an unbeaten 185 at Sydney before making 74 out of 122 on a treacherous pitch in Melbourne - an innings that gets lost in statistics.