 With the ball, he took just 3 wickets at an average of 64.66, with best figures of 2/84.In his four first-class appearances, he scored 19 runs at a batting average of 3.16, with a high score of 8 not out.His brief first-class career came to an end with the start of World War I. Mead fought in the war as a Private in the Essex Regiment.