Education
Cardiff University.
Cardiff University.
Playing at fly-half, Bush is regarded as one of the most talented Welsh players of the pre-First World War era. Bush played most of his career for Cardiff Reconstruction Finance Corporation making 171 appearances and scoring 66 tries between 1899 and 1913. He captained the club for three seasons.
He also played in four tests for the 1904 British Isles on their tour to Australia and New Zealand.
This was before he had been capped by Wales. He was the undoubted star of the tour, being dubbed "Will o" the Wisp" by the Australian press for his devastating play.
Bush also played county cricket for Glamorgan County Cricket Club and Marylebone Cricket Club. He played in three Minor Counties Cricket Championship matches between 1900 and 1903, all for Glamorgan.
His first Minor Counties match was at Street Helens against Wiltshire in 1900.
Bush failed to improve in his second match, played against Berkshire at the Cardiff Arms Park in 1902. Scoring a single run in his only innings. His final encounter for Glamorgan, was against a Surrey Second XI in 1903.
Glamorgan lost the match by 61 runs, and Bush failed to enhance his record with 6 runs over two innings.