 He then went to South Africa and played once for Transvaal in 1941-42.His career came to an end the following season, when he played two games.The first was in December 1942 for The Rest against an Air Force XI, in which he scored 108;
while his last first-class game of all came in March 1943, when he appeared for The Rest against the First South African Division; he took five wickets in the match and scored 21 and 42*.