Career
He played for Wellington from 1945-1946 to 1949-1950, then when the Central Districts side was formed he played for them from 1950-1951 to 1958-1959, captaining the side from 1953-1954 until he retired. He toured England in 1949 and 1958, and Pakistan and India in 1955-1956, when he captained the side in all eight Tests. He was captain in the First Test against the West Indies in 1955-1956, missed the Second Test, then returned for the Third and Fourth Tests under the captaincy of John Reid.
In the Fourth Test in Auckland, he took four wickets in each innings (match figures of 404-26-43-8) to help New Zealand to its first ever Test victory.
In 1952-1953 he and Ian Leggat added 239 for the ninth wicket for Central Districts against Otago in Dunedin.