he made his first-class debut for sussex against surrey in the 1986 county championship. he made 6 further first-class appearances, all of which came in the 1986, with his final appearance coming against northamptonshire. in his 7 first-class matches, he took 7 wickets at an average of 55.00, with a high score of 2/50. with the bat, he scored 26 runs at a batting average of 6.50, with a high score of 8 not out. he made no further appearances for sussex following the 1986 season.