Complex sentence: He claimed 34 wickets for the side, second only to the 53 taken by Hugh Whitby, although his average of 17.00 ranked him fifth among the bowlers.
Split into simpler sentences: He claimed 34 wickets for the side, second only to the 53 taken by Hugh Whitby. However, his wickets came at an average of 17.00, which ranked him fifth among the bowlers.