Phil Alley

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Phil Alley
Personal information
Full name
Phillip John Sydney Alley
Born (1970-07-26) 26 July 1970 (age 53)
Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1989/90South Australia
1990/91–1997/98New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 31 8
Runs scored 449 19
Batting average 15.48 9.50
100s/50s 0/2 0/0
Top score 56 8*
Balls bowled 5,104 391
Wickets 90 9
Bowling average 30.10 28.22
5 wickets in innings 4 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/24 2/26
Catches/stumpings 20/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 April 2023

Phillip John Sydney Alley (born 26 July 1970) is an Australian former cricket player.[1]

Alley was a left-arm fast bowler. Standing at 208 centimetres tall, he is believed to be Australia's tallest first-class cricketer.[2] He played 31 First class cricket and eight List A cricket matches for New South Wales and South Australia between 1989 and 1998.[3] He took his best first-class bowling figures of 5 for 24 in the Sheffield Shield final in March 1994, to help New South Wales to an innings victory.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ESPN cricinfo - Phil Alley". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Standing at more than 2m tall, 21-year-old Billy Stanlake is Australia's tallest fast bowler on the scene". Foxsports. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  3. ^ "CricketArchive - Phil Alley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Final, Sydney, March 25-29, 1994, Sheffield Shield". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2023.