Neal Anderson Phillips (born 20 January 1956) is a former Barbadian first-class cricketer.

Neal Phillips
Personal information
Full name
Neal Anderson Phillips
Born (1956-01-20) 20 January 1956 (age 68)
Holder's Hill, Saint James, Barbados
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1981Staffordshire
1978/79–1984/85Barbados
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 15 8
Runs scored 370 139
Batting average 17.61 34.75
100s/50s –/1 –/–
Top score 51 47
Balls bowled 2,226 342
Wickets 39 4
Bowling average 29.33 70.25
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/35 2/33
Catches/stumpings 8/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 September 2018

Phillips was born at Holder's Hill in the parish of Saint James, Barbados. He made his debut for Barbados in a List A one-day match against Guyana in April 1979 in the Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy, with Phillips featuring in a further match in that years competition.[1] He played minor counties cricket for Staffordshire in England in the summer of 1981.[2] Having not featured for Barbados since his two initial one-day matches in 1979, Phillips made a return to the Barbadian side, returning to one-day action in the 1982/83 Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy.[1]

He made his debut in first-class cricket in January 1983 against the Leeward Islands in the Shell Shield.[3] He continued to play first-class and List A one-day cricket for Barbados until the 1984/85 season, having by that point played a total of 15 first-class and eight List A matches for Barbados.[3][1] He scored 350 runs in first-class cricket, with a highest score of 51;[4] bowling he took 39 wickets at an average of 29.33, though he did not take a five wicket haul, his best bowling figures were 4/35.[5] In List A matches he scored 139 runs, with a top score of 47;[6] however, he had less impact as a bowler in the one-day game, taking just three wickets.[7] Following his retirement from first-class cricket, Phillips became a groundsman.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "List A Matches played by Neal Phillips". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Neal Phillips". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Neal Phillips". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  4. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Neal Phillips". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  5. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Neal Phillips". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  6. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Neal Phillips". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  7. ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Neal Phillips". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  8. ^ Stuart, Ezra (2 June 2017). "Bring on the grass pitches". The Daily Nation. Retrieved 28 September 2018.

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