 He was described in his "Wisden" obituary as a "stylish and dashing right-hand batsman" who usually batted in the middle order, although he opened the batting for Kent successfully for a time in 1946, scoring three of his four centuries and scoring 1,000 runs for the only time in his career during the season.He was an effective bowler who took 258 wickets in his first-class career and a "brilliant cover point" in the field.After retiring from county cricket he played for MCC in the annual first-class match against Cambridge University from 1953 to 1961, captaining the side on the last seven occasions and playing his final first-class match aged 49.