 He made single first-class appearances for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), I Zingari and the Gentlemen of England side between 1886 and 1891 and played non-first-class cricket for Northumberland as well as for a variety of other sides such as Free Foresters and United Services.Friend played football for Royal Engineers, including playing in goal for the team in the 1878 FA Cup Final.Friend spent time during his retirement in South Africa and Australia.