a left arm fast-medium bowler, caterer played his first important, non-first-class cricket match for south australia against a combined "australians" side at the adelaide oval from 6 november 1880, scoring ten and seven and taking 1/8 (one wicket for eight runs) and 1/15. he was not picked for the inaugural inter-colonial match between south australia and victoria played a week later, instead playing for a south australian second eleven against a suburban association xi.