 He was educated at Millfield, before going up to Loughborough University to study mechanical engineering.While studying at Loughborough, he made a single first-class appearance for the British Universities cricket team against the touring New Zealanders at Oxford in 1999.Batting twice in the match, he was run out in the British Universities first-innings for 13 runs, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for the same score by Nathan Astle.