Philip Hands

Philip Hands
Personal information
Full name Philip Albert Myburgh Hands
Born (1890-03-18)18 March 1890
Claremont, Cape Town, Cape Colony
Died 27 April 1951(1951-04-27) (aged 61)
Parys, Orange Free State, South Africa
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm bowler
Relations Reginald Hands (brother)
Kenneth Hands (brother)
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 7 52
Runs scored 300 2034
Batting average 25.00 25.11
100s/50s 0/2 3/10
Top score 83 119
Balls bowled 37 138
Wickets - 5
Bowling average - 16.80
5 wickets in innings - 0
10 wickets in match - 0
Best bowling - 3/9
Catches/stumpings 3/- 20/-

Philip Albert Myburgh Hands (14 April 1890[1] – 27 April 1951), was a South African cricketer who played in 7 Tests from 1913 to 1924. His elder brother Reginald also played Test cricket for South Africa, whilst his younger brother Kenneth was also a cricketer, although didn't play test cricket.

Hands was born in Claremont, Cape Town, son of Sir Harry Hands KBE and Lady Aletta Hands (nee Myburgh) OBE. He and died in Parys, Orange Free State in 1951.[2]

Like his brothers, he was educated at Diocesan College, Rondebosch and up to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in 1908. Initially starting a law degree, he switched to accounting.[3]

Serving in the Royal Garrison Artillery,[3] he was awarded the DSO and the MC in the First World War and reached the rank of major.[4][2]

He was a hard-hitting batsman whose highest Test score was 83 against England in 1913-14, scored out of 98 in 105 minutes.[4] He toured England in 1924, but was not successful.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23589-14765-34?cc=1468076 : accessed 19 January 2016), South Africa > Cape of Good Hope > Cape Town, Claremont, St Saviour > Baptisms 1910-1926 > image 302 of 396; William Cullen Library, Wits University, Johannesburg.
  2. 1 2 http://www.geni.com/people/Philip-Hands/6000000039498091796?through=6000000039497564055
  3. 1 2 Schulze, Heinrich (1999). South Africa's Cricketing Lawyers. [South Africa]: Halfway House. pp. 106–109. ISBN 9780620250498.
  4. 1 2 3 Wisden 1952, p. 956.


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