Howard Phillips (cricketer)
Howard William Phillips (20 April 1872 – 17 March 1960) was an English first-class cricketer. Phillips was a right-handed batsman.
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| Full name | Howard William Phillips | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 April 1872 St Helens, Isle of Wight, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 March 1960 (aged 87) East London, Cape Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1907–1913 | Border | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1899–1902 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Phillips made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Leicestershire in the 1889 County Championship. From 1899 to 1902 Phillips played five first-class matches for Hampshire, with his final first-class appearance for the county coming in the 1902 County Championship against Kent.
Shortly thereafter, Phillips moved to South Africa. There he joined Border, making his debut for the province against Transvaal. Phillips represented Border in twelve first-class matches. Phillips final appearance for the province came against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club in 1913. During his time with Border, Phillips scored 223 runs at an average of 11.15, with a high score of 47. In his overall first-class appearances, Phillips scored 267 runs at an average of 9.51, with his high score of 47 for Border ending up as his highest first-class score.
Phillips died at East London, Cape Province on 17 March 1960.
External links
- Howard Phillips at Cricinfo
- Howard Phillips at CricketArchive
- Matches and detailed statistics for Howard Phillips