[1] He made his senior debut for Tasmania in October 1990, having played age group cricket for the state.
[2] He was considered "one of Tasmania's most reliable cricketers" who scored important runs and bowled "tight, competitive spells" for the state side.
After making his highest score, 237 runs made against Derbyshire in July, he was called into the Australian touring side as a replacement after a series of bowling injuries and the return to Australia of Paul Reiffel for the birth of a child.
He played in a tour match against Kent alongside Shane Lee, another replacement who was called up from the Lancashire League, and was named in the side for the final Test of the 1997 Ashes series at The Oval.
[1] He played once for Australia A against the touring Pakistanis in 1996, but the Oval Test was his only appearance for the full Australian side.