 Prior to concentrating on his cricketing career, he played as a striker for Caversham AFC, winning the team's golden boot award in 1999 by scoring 19 goals in the FootballSouth Premier League.He scored two goals for the club in the 2003 New Zealand National Soccer League, at that time New Zealand's premier club league competition.He left the club in 2004, playing briefly with Mosgiel before turning his sporting attention completely to cricket.