Although he was a prolific scorer at second eleven and Minor Counties level, he was not able to establish himself in first-class cricket.
The following season, 1965, he was given six matches, but only in the game against Glamorgan at Weston-super-Mare did he make significant runs, his first-innings 38 being the highest score of his career.
[4] His first List A appearance was in a losing Gillette Cup semi-final in 1966 against Warwickshire when he failed to score.
[5] In 1967, he played a further six first-class matches and two List A games, without success, and he left the county staff at the end of the season.
He appeared in one further List A match for Cornwall, in the first round of the 1980 Gillette Cup, when the Cornish side lost to Devon.