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was unexpected, and though he played in two Test matches, he was not a success. Cricket writer, Colin
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reported that he modified his action to avoid being too expensive on the tour: however, he was never the same bowler again, and the rest of his first-class career produced fewer than 100 wickets.
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Leadbeater's leg-spin was always inclined to be expensive: in his two good seasons for
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