He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Boland. August made a single first-class appearance during the 2006-2007 season, in which, as a tailender, he did not bat, but bowled five overs, taking match figures of 0-12. August was a part of the South African Under-19 World Cup squad in 2007-2008, and played two games in the competition, his first act in the competition being to bowl out Namibian opening batsman Raymond van Schoor.
August has played for Boland Under-19s since the opening of the 2008-2009 season.
He was included in the Easterns cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.