 After a match against the MCC in Coleraine he made his List A debut against Sussex in a NatWest Trophy match in June 1990.This was followed by a match against Wales in July and his first-class debut against Scotland in August.He went on an Irish tour to Zimbabwe in March 1991, averaging 29.91 with the ball on the tour, returning home to play against Middlesex, Free Foresters, the Duchess of Norfolk's XI, the MCC at Lord's and Wales.