After a modest playing career at state level he became a prominent cricket administrator.

He was a member of the committee of the South Australian Cricket Association for almost 50 years, and president from 1928 to 1940.

He also served as a state selector, and was for a time chairman of the Australian Cricket Board.

[1][2] He was one of the founders of the Sturt Cricket Club, one of Adelaide’s leading teams.

[2] He was a senior partner in the Adelaide printing and stationery firm Scrymgour and Sons, and was a prominent supporter of local charitable organisations.