Geoffrey Phillips

Geoffrey Phillips
Personal information
Full name
Alan Geoffrey Phillips
Born(1931-03-27)27 March 1931
Blackburn, Lancashire,
England
Died2023 (aged 92)
Kempsey, Worcestershire
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1953–1954Oxford University
1960Shropshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 71
Batting average 14.20
100s/50s –/–
Top score 31
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 July 2019

Alan Geoffrey Phillips (27 March 1931 – 2023) was an English first-class cricketer.

Phillips was born at Blackburn in March 1931. While studying at Worcester College at the University of Oxford, he made three appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Worcestershire in 1931, followed by matches against Middlesex and Worcestershire in 1954. He scored 71 runs in these three matches, with a high score of 31. In addition to playing first-class cricket, Phillips also played minor counties cricket for Shropshire in 1960, making a single appearance in the Minor Counties Championship.

Outside of cricket, Phillips had a career as a teacher which included a spell as housemaster at Shrewsbury School. He died in 2023 at the age of 92.

References

  1. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Geoffrey Phillips". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Geoffrey Phillips". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Geoffrey Phillips". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  4. ↑ Stringer, Gordon. "Geoffrey Phillips (1931-2023)". Eton Fives Association. Retrieved 23 September 2026.