After graduating, he became a teacher at Maritzburg College in Pietermaritzburg and played first-class cricket as an amateur for Natal from 1968/69 to 1979/80. He was South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year in 1971.
After graduating, he became a teacher at Maritzburg College in Pietermaritzburg and played first-class cricket for Natal as an amateur from 1968/69 to 1979/80. He was recognized as the South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year in 1971.