A right-handed batsman,[1] he played 32 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1969 and 1977,[2] including eight first-class matches against Scotland.
[3] He followed this with two games against the West Indies, the first of which was the famous win for Ireland at Sion Mills.
[2] In 1970, he played five matches for Ireland, against the Combined Services, Denmark, the MCC, the Netherlands and Scotland.
[2] He started 1973 with an innings of 111 not out against Wales in Dublin, his highest score for Ireland, and followed this with matches against Denmark, the MCC and Scotland, before visiting North America with the Irish side, playing against Canada and the USA.
[2] He remained in the Irish side over the next four years, playing against Australia, the MCC, the Netherlands, Scotland, Wales and the West Indies,[2] before scoring his only first-class century[1] against Scotland in his final first-class match,[3] just prior to his final match for Ireland against the MCC at Lord's.