Full name Ben James Phillips
Born September 30, 1974, Lewisham, London
Current age 35 years 54 days
Major teams Kent, Northamptonshire, Somerset
Nickname Bennyphil, Bus
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height 6 ft 6 in
Education Langley Park School, Beckenham
Batting | Bowling | Career statistics | Profile | Notes | Latest Articles | Latest Photos
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 97 | 135 | 23 | 2402 | 100* | 21.44 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 112 | 69 | 21 | 871 | 44* | 18.14 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 420 | 41* | 18.26 | 293 | 143.34 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 97 | 13160 | 6460 | 209 | 6/29 | 30.90 | 2.94 | 62.9 | 4 | 0 | |||
| List A | 112 | 4639 | 3700 | 128 | 4/25 | 4/25 | 28.90 | 4.78 | 36.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 41 | 40 | 858 | 1179 | 40 | 4/18 | 4/18 | 29.47 | 8.24 | 21.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | 1996 |
| Last First-class | Somerset v Worcestershire at Taunton, Sep 16-19, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1996 |
| Last List A | Somerset v Durham at Taunton, Sep 27, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Glamorgan v Northamptonshire at Cardiff, Jun 16, 2003 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Eagles v Somerset at Hyderabad (Decc), Oct 16, 2009 scorecard |
Ben Phillips is a big allrounder who started his career with Kent (he had previously played England Under-19 Schools) but after failing to make his mark he moved to Northamptonshire in 2002. His first season was blighted by a serious shoulder injury, but he recovered to become a regular in the side. He was a popular member of the team but he was never really more than a bits and pieces player. At the end of 2006 he asked to be released from his contract because his family had not settled in the area, and signed a contract with Somerset where he became a regular member of the team - producing some impressive one-day performances under the leadership of Justin Langer.
Cricinfo staff September 2009
NBC Denis Compton Award 1996
NBC Denis Compton Award 1997
- Phillips and Thomas deny Worcestershire (Sep 19, 2009)
- Bell shines on gloomy day (Apr 15, 2009)
- Voges drives Nottinghamshire to victory (May 16, 2008)
- Shafayat leads Northants fight (Aug 2, 2006)
- Hussey century defies Hampshire (Jul 17, 2006)
Apr 15, 2009
Ben Phillips celebrates one of his three first-session wickets
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Aug 13, 2006
Ben Phillips celebrates running out Nick Knight
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Jul 24, 2006
Ben Phillips has his off stump pushed back by Mark Ealham
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