 A right-arm fast bowler, he took 6/86 in his opponent's only innings, which were to be the best bowling figures of his first-class career.Later in 1894, Forbes also took 5/21 against an MCC team, and played in the annual University Match against Cambridge University.He played only twice for Oxford during the 1895 season (against Somerset and the MCC), and after that did not return to first-class level until the 1898 season, when he represented the MCC against Oxford.