 From early in the season, Lee was promoted to open the innings or to bat at number three, and though the move was not an instant success, it paid off from June.In the match against Middlesex at Lord's, he finally overhauled the highest score of 65 he had made in 1927 by scoring 71 in a very heavy defeat.In the very next match, against the New Zealanders at Bath, he improved that score again, making 98 in three hours.