The veteran Derbyshire strokemaker on leaving behind the sport he loved to pursue a career as a professional cricketer.
Interview by Jo Harman-McGowan
I’d say I was a better hockey player than a cricketer as a youngster.
My hockey journey moved faster than my cricket. I played for South Africa at the Commonwealth Games and World Cup in 2006 and had the opportunity to go to Holland and play hockey professionally.
The Commonwealth Games was a really special tournament to be part of.
We didn’t perform brilliantly as a team but I scored our team’s first goal in th...