He claimed 12 Test wickets in those matches at an average of 31.58.
This both gave him career best figures and took him past 50 Test wickets.
He managed only seven Test wickets at 49.00, but his first-class form remained strong.
The 100 Test wickets which he took between 1946 and 1950 cost him 33.36 apiece.
In 2011 he became the fifth youngest player to take 100 Test wickets.
Willis got him in the end, his last Test wicket.
She took 60 Test wickets at a bowling average of 19.11.
But 400 Test wickets in the next dozen years?
On 11 March 2006, he took his 500th Test wicket.
His total of 52 Test wickets were taken at an average of 32.48.