Frank Phillips (cricketer)
Francis Ashley Phillips, commonly known as Frank Phillips (11 April 1873 – 5 March 1955) was a Welsh cricketer who played 108 First-class cricket matches in his career between 1892 and 1919. He was educated at Rossall School and Exeter College, Oxford.[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, who occasionally kept wicket, Phillips scored 4,310 first-class runs. He played the majority of his career for Somerset, but also represented the county of his birth, Monmouthshire in second-class cricket.[2]
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| Full name | Francis Ashley Phillips | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 April 1873 Monmouthshire, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 March 1955 (aged 81) Kingsland, Herefordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1892–1895 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896 | Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1897–1911 | Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1890–1899 | Monmouthshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 19 May 1892 Oxford University v Gentlemen of England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 15 August 1919 HK Foster's XI v Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 7 May 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- Foster, Joseph (1893). Oxford men, 1880-1892, with a record of their schools, honours and degrees.
- "Player Profile: Frank Phillips". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
- Frank Phillips at ESPNcricinfo
- Frank Phillips at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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