His overall stats are modest (test average of 36.17) but he did well against the best team of his time, Windies (averaging 57.44 in 11 tests against them) and India
Yes - loved his batting and his name was a bit exotic those days. Remember him with his fulll shirt folded kind of 3/4 sleeve while fielding. Could bat at fast clip - good with tailenders I recall vaguely.