hiː wʌz kˈæptɪn ʌv ɡlˈɑːstɚɹ ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv sˈiːzən ænd plˈeɪd fˈɪfti tˈaɪmz æt pɹəvˈɪnʃəl lˈɛvəl fɔːɹ ɡlˈɑːstɚʃɚɹ ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn ɐpˈɪɹənsᵻz ɪnðə kˈaʊnti tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp, wˈɪnɪŋ ɪt fˈoːɹ tˈaɪmz ænd lˈiːdɪŋ ðə kˈaʊnti pˈæk ɪn ɐ kɹˈʌʃɪŋ sˈɪksti tˈuː dˈæʃ tˈɛn vˈɪktɚɹi ˌoʊvɚ dʒəpˈæn æt kˈɪŋʃoʊm ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks.
He was captain of Gloucester in the 1975 season and played 50 times at provincial level for Gloucestershire including 39 appearances in the County Championship, winning it four times and leading the county pack in a crushing 62-10 victory over Japan at Kingsholm in September 1976.