[1] He died suddenly at his home in the Melbourne suburb of Kew in February 1926, aged 74.
He made his debut in the match between Australia and England in Melbourne on 31 December 1881 to 4 January 1882, officiating with James Lillywhite.
In 1882–83 he and Ted Elliott stood in all four Test matches, the first time two umpires had officiated throughout an entire series.
Moyes commented that "apparently we had reached the time when some kind of qualification was required and some consistency in appointment was observed."
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