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Returning to Transvaal for the 1932 / 1933 season, Cameron could only play once in the following two seasons, but was back at his very best in 1934 / 1935, hitting up a career-best 182 against Griqualand West and keeping wicket as well as ever.

As vice-captain in 1935, Cameron was the focal point of a surprisingly strong South African side whose batting strength was sufficient to give it victory over England by one Test to nil ( though England had the best of all four draws ).

In the only decisive result on a spinners ' wicket at Lord's ( due to leatherjackets having infested the wicket during England's mildest winter on record ), Cameron hit his highest Test score of 90 in the first innings, whilst in his famous innings against Yorkshire it was said that " Cameron had Verity in two minds: whether to hit him for four or six "!

He also hit 132 against second-placed Derbyshire and 160 against an eleven raised by Shrimp Leveson Gower.