He was educated at Diocesan College before becoming a Rhodes Scholar, like his elder brothers Reginald and Philip.
He studied engineering and practised as a civil engineer before switching to accounting and joining his father's firm of accountants, Hands & Shore, in Cape Town.
[2] In the First World War he served with distinction as a lieutenant with the Royal Engineers and was mentioned in dispatches.
[4] He also followed his brothers into the national team, but unlike them he did not play Test cricket.
His one match for South Africa was against S. B. Joel's English team in 1924–25, when in the third match of the series he failed with the bat, although his 17 in the first innings was the second-highest score.