Phil Eaglestone

Phil Eaglestone (born 17 June 1982) is an English-born Irish cricketer. Primarily a left-arm seamer, Eaglestone made his One Day International debut for Ireland in 2008. Two years later he played his first Twenty20 International.

Phil Eaglestone
Personal information
Full namePhillip Steven Eaglestone
Born (1982-06-17) 17 June 1982
Beckenham, Greater London, England
BattingLeft-hand
BowlingLeft-arm medium
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 25)1 July 2008 v New Zealand
Only T20I (cap 18)3 February 2010 v Canada
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–presentNorthern Knights
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 10 1 10 11
Runs scored 24 – 40 15
Batting average 4.00 – 3.66 3.75
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 5.03 – 10* 4
Balls bowled 440 12 814 392
Wickets 20 0 14 12
Bowling average 32.07 – 36.20 31.58
5 wickets in innings 0 – 0 0
10 wickets in match n/a n/a n/a n/a
Best bowling 3/48 – 2/50 3/48
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 1/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 15 July 2018

Career

Domestic

Phil Eaglestone's plays for his local club, that of Strabane.[1] He first represented Ireland in 2008. In his first season playing for them in the Friends Provident Trophy (FPT), he featured in four games, taking five wickets at an average of 22.40.[2] His debut match was against Nottinghamshire on 27 April 2008.[3] He opened the bowling with Kevin O'Brien and finished with figures of 10–2–49–2; his wickets were those of Will Jefferson and Graeme Swann.[4] He was forced to miss one FPT game in May 2008 due to a knee injury.[1]

International career

Before making his senior team debut, Eagleston represented Ireland A against Denmark and Marylebone Cricket Club.[5] Although Eaglestone was part of the 15-man squad that toured Bangladesh in early 2008, he did not play on the tour.[6] He made his international debut on 1 July 2008, playing against New Zealand in a One Day International (ODI) as part of the 2008 Associates Tri-Series in Scotland. Ireland lost the match, which was played in Scotland, by 290 runs. Eaglestone opened the bowling with fellow seamer Peter Connell – who was also on debut – and finished with figures of 7–0–60–1 as New Zealand amassed 402 from their 50 overs. The first wicket Eaglestone took was that of Brendon McCullum for 166.[7]

Although he was selected in Ireland's squad for the European Cricket Championship, held later in July 2008, a suspected stress fracture of the tibia (shin) led to his withdrawal. The injury also prevented him from playing in the Twenty20 World Cup qualifiers in August 2008.[8]

References
  1. "Irish unchanged for weekend games". BBC Online. 12 May 2008. Retrieved on 4 November 2008.
  2. "ListA Bowling in Each Season by Philip Eaglestone". CricketArchive.com. Retrieved on 4 November 2008.
  3. "List A Matches played by Philip Eaglestone (6)". CricketArchive.com. Retrieved on 4 November 2008.
  4. "a18950: Ireland v Nottinghamshire: Friends Provident Trophy 2008 (Midlands Group)". CricketArchive.com. Retrieved on 4 November 2008.
  5. "Youth gets chance in Irish squad". BBC Online. 18 December 2007. Retrieved on 4 November 2008.
  6. Cricinfo staff (13 February 2008). "Stirling picked for Bangladesh tour". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 4 November 2008.
  7. "ODI no. 2727: Associates Tri-Series (in Scotland) – 1st match: Ireland v New Zealand". Cricinfo.com. 1 July 2008. Retrieved on 4 November 2008.
  8. "Eaglestone out of Ireland squad". BBC Online. 24 July 2008. Retrieved on 4 November 2008.
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