wˈɪsdən ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒd hˌɪm æz ɐn ˈɛksələnt "lˈɔŋstˈɑːp" hˈuː "wɪl lˈɛt ɐ bˈɔːl ɡˌoʊ θɹuː hˌɪm ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn baɪ hˌɪm" ænd hɪz stˈaɪl ʌv bˈæɾɪŋ wʌz ˈɔːkwɚd, bˌʌt hiː ɪz ɐ fˈaɪn hˈɪɾɚ fˈɔːɹwɚd ænd tə lˈɛɡ.
Wisden acknowledged him as an excellent "long-stop" who "will let a ball go through him rather than by him" and his style of batting was awkward, but he is a fine hitter forward and to leg.