 He first played for the Peakites' second team in 1997, in a drawn match, though it wasn't until two years later that he would play first-class cricket for the team, playing in one match against Essex in June 1999.He played sporadically during the 1999 season in Division Two of the National League, though his Derbyshire team were to perform poorly and he wasn't to be selected for a second year.He played club cricket for Alvaston and Boulton in the Derbyshire Premier Cricket League up to 2011.