 He toured Australia with the England Under-17 team in 1997, made his debut for the Somerset 2nd XI in 1999 and played for the Somerset Cricket Board in the Nat West Bank Trophy in 2000 and the C&G Trophy in 2001.He made his first-class debut for Somerset in 2003 and also played that season for England Under-19 against South Africa Under-19.After being restricted to the Somerset Second XI for the 2007 season, agreed to move to Worcestershire for 2008.