 He made a List A cricket appearance for the Kent Cricket Board in the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy before being contracted by Kent and playing for the county side in the National League and Twenty20 Cup the same year.Playing as an all-rounder, he went on to make his first-class cricket debut for Kent in April 2004 against Oxford University at The University Parks.After appearing in seven first-class and 10 List A matches for Kent in 2004 he was retained for the 2005 season.