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Melbourne due to his performance against South Africa, which resulted in some criticism in Toowoomba as locals felt there were more talented cricketers in Toowoomba. After his State games a Brisbane paper noted there was nothing wrong with his performance which included well executed strokes all around the wicket and a score of 67 against Victoria, however he was dropped from the State side after failing to score against New South Wales.
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Toombul in Brisbane district cricket, and he also played for the club in 1901. In 1902 he was back at South Brisbane, and in January 1903 he hit two large sixes for South Brisbane at Exhibition ground in a match with one going over the grounds fence into the road and the other landing on a nearby railway bridge. As of December 1904 he was still playing for South Brisbane.
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