[2] He made sixteen appearances in the 1896 County Championship, and played against the touring Australians at Southampton.
[4] He made twenty first-class appearances in 1897, scoring 390 runs at an average of 13.92,[3] in addition to taking 28 wickets at an average of 22.14;[4] he claimed two five wicket hauls during the season, which included his eventual career-best figures against Somerset.
[4] He had a similar return with the bat during the 1899 season, scoring 472 runs at an average of from twenty matches.
[4] Despite the downturn in his bowling, he managed in 1900 to record his highest season aggregate with the bat, scoring 499 runs at an average of 14.25.
[2] Described by Wisden as a "free bat, with stubborn defence at times",[1] he scored 3,448 runs at an average of 13.89 from 163 first-class matches, but never made a century.