 He made his debut for Ireland in a first-class match against the MCC in September 1954.He went on to play for Ireland on six occasions; four further first-class matches against Scotland, the last of which came in June 1959, and a non-first-class match against the MCC at Lord's in August 1957.As a Managing Director of Guinness he was at the forefront of business in the Republic of Ireland ranging from his involvement with Guinness and Murphy's to the Fishing community.