Walter Philps
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| Full name | Walter Robert Norman Philps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 April 1903 Ceylon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1926/27 | Europeans (Ceylon) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1922–1927 | Buckinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1920 | Hertfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 May 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Walter Robert Norman Philps (8 April 1903 – date of death unknown) was a Ceylonese born English cricketer. Philps batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was educated at Brighton College in England, where he represented the college cricket team.[1]
Philps made his debut in county cricket for Hertfordshire in the 1920 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. This was his only appearance for the county.[2] He later joined Buckinghamshire, who he played Minor counties cricket for from 1922 to 1927.[2]
He made his only first-class appearance for the Europeans (Ceylon) against the Marylebone Cricket Club in January 1927.[3] In the Europeans first-innings, he scored 13 runs before being dismissed by Ewart Astill. In their second-innings, he scored 11 runs before being dismissed by Peter Eckersley.[4]
References
- ^ "Teams Walter Philps played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Walter Philps". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Walter Philps". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ "Europeans v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1926/27". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2011.