[1] He toured Australia with the England Under 19 team, played against South Africa in 2003, and was a member of the squad for the Under 19 World Cup in Bangladesh in February 2004.
He played in two Tests and four one-day games on the Under 19 tour to India in 2005, and in an Under 19 one day international against Sri Lanka in England the following summer.
When not on first-class duties he played for Barnsley Cricket Club in the Yorkshire ECB County Premier League.
In July 2008, he moved to Middlesex on a short-term loan for one month, to help with their intensive match schedule whilst their bowlers recover from injury.
Yorkshire announced his release towards the end of the 2008 season,[1] and he was subsequently registered by Derbyshire with the opportunity to earn a full-time contract.