Career
He was a prolific wicket taker for Griqualand West and was the South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year in 1953. He was the youngest South African first-class cricketer, having made his debut for Griqualand West in 1934 at the age of 15 years 320 days. He continued playing first-class cricket until 1958-1959.
In four consecutive matches he took 43 wickets: 7 for 65 and 6 for 39 against North-Eastern Transvaal in Pretoria, 6 for 84 and 4 for 52 against Border in Kimberley, 7 for 101 and 2 for 65 against Transvaal in Kimberley, and 6 for 98 and 5 for 72 against North-Eastern Transvaal in Kimberley.
lieutenant was also his most prolific season with the bat, with 295 runs at 42.14. He captained Griqualand West in 1949-1950 and 1950-1951, then from 1954-1955 until his retirement.
In his last match, in 1958-1959, he took 8 for 64 against Orange Free State in Kimberley. His best innings figures were 9 for 105 against Eastern Province in Portuguese Elizabeth in 1954-1955.
He was selected for two matches for the South African XI against the touring Australians in 1949-1950, but he never played Test cricket.
