He made his debut as an amateur right-handed middle-order batsman immediately after World War II, and in 1947 he made three centuries in eleven innings, which left him third in the English national averages behind Denis Compton and Bill Edrich in their year of unparalleled success.
A talented cricketer made his debut as an amateur right-handed middle-order batsman immediately after World War II. In 1947, he achieved three centuries in eleven innings, finishing third in the English batting averages that year, behind Denis Compton and Bill Edrich's outstanding performance.