ˈæftɚ hɪz əlˈɪmpɪk səksˈɛs, hiː pˈɪkt kɹˈɪkɪt bˈæk ˌʌp ɐɡˈɛn ɪn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt plˈeɪɪŋ fɔːɹ mˈɛɹaɪlbˌoʊn kɹˈɪkɪt klˈʌb bˈoʊθ ˌɔn tˈʊɹ ɪn ˈaɪɚlənd ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn ɪn dʒˈɜːməni, tˈeɪkɪŋ sˈɪks wˈɪkɪts ɪn ɐ mˈætʃ ðæt wʌz plˈeɪd ɐɡˈɛnst ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈɑːɹmi ðæt wɜː bˈeɪst ɪnðə ɹˈiːdʒən.
After his Olympic success, he picked cricket back up again in August 1948 playing for Marylebone Cricket Club both on tour in Ireland and in 1949 in Germany, taking six wickets in a match that was played against the British Army that were based in the region.