Athletically, Mail dominated his academically minded peers, and was rewarded in 1998 with a scholarship from the New South Wales Blues, which enabled him to spend the English summer playing for Northern[2] in the Liverpool Competition.
[3] Mail is the leading run scorer in the history of Sydney First Grade cricket, leapfrogging such talents as Victor Trumper and Bobby Simpson.
In 2011/12 he had a strong Sydney Grade Cricket season, winning the grand final and being named the Captain of the Year after breaking the all-time run scoring record, joining Warren Bardsley and Victor Trumper as scorer of most centuries.
Mail has been appointed as a member of the NSW cricket selection panel,[5] whilst simultaneously working in the banking sector.
He is believed to be the first coach to have earned more than the star players from the winning bonus pool of USD2.5 million.