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]

Frank Phillips
Personal information
Full nameFrancis Ashley Phillips
Born(1873-04-11)11 April 1873
Monmouthshire, Wales
Died5 March 1955(1955-03-05) (aged 81)
Kingsland, Herefordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
18921895Oxford University
1896Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
18971911Somerset
18901899Monmouthshire
FC debut19 May 1892 Oxford University v Gentlemen of England
Last FC15 August 1919 HK Foster's XI v Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 108
Runs scored 4310
Batting average 23.17
100s/50s 4/25
Top score 163
Balls bowled 481
Wickets 7
Bowling average 55.71
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/8
Catches/stumpings 65/2
Source: CricketArchive, 7 May 2010

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