[1] He was the first bowler in Adelaide cricket to take ten wickets in an innings.
[2] He played senior club cricket in Adelaide and represented South Australia in several matches in the 1870s.
[4] The opening round of matches in the Adelaide competition in the 1881-82 season was held in his benefit.
[5][6] His sole Test match as umpire was the First Ashes Test played between Australia and England at the Adelaide Oval in December 1884, when the Australian captain Billy Murdoch refused to accept the experienced English player and administrator James Lillywhite as umpire.
The Australian side had been weakened by the absence of Fred Spofforth and Billy Midwinter; George Giffen played despite suffering from rheumatism, and Alec Bannerman damaged his finger attempting to stop a ball in the field and was absent hurt in the Australian second innings.