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England

Full name Timothy James Phillips

Born March 13, 1981, Cambridge

Current age 28 years 118 days

Major teams Durham UCCE, England Under-19s, Essex, Essex 2nd XI, Essex Cricket Board

Nickname Pips

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox

Height 6 ft 1 in

Education Felsted; Durham University

Timothy James Phillips
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
First-class 48 65 8 1085 89 19.03 0 3 30 0
List A 34 21 9 196 24* 16.33 0 0 10 0
Twenty20 17 8 2 65 31 10.83 59 110.16 0 0 3 3 7 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
First-class 48 6285 4015 84 5/41 47.79 3.83 74.8 1 0
List A 34 956 754 34 5/34 5/34 22.17 4.73 28.1 1 1 0
Twenty20 17 11 195 236 7 2/11 2/11 33.71 7.26 27.8 0 0 0
Career statistics
First-class debut 1999
Last First-class Cambridge UCCE v Essex at Cambridge, Jun 11-13, 2009 scorecard
List A debut 1999
Last List A Essex v Glamorgan at Colchester, Aug 24, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Kent v Essex at Beckenham, Jun 27, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Essex v Hampshire at Chelmsford, Jun 28, 2009 scorecard
Profile

Injury dogged Tim Phillips' early career with Essex, particularly the cruciate ligament problem that put paid to his entire 2003 season. He had another two years to wait for another first-team performance, but he finally got one in 2005 (his first since 2002). That same year he was named the Second XI Player of the Year for all counties and gained a two-year contract extension as a result. He has gone from strength to strength in 2006 and has become a regular first-team member. Phillips gives his balls a bit of air, more so than most English spinners and is one of Essex's leading wicket-takers so far in the 2006 season. He tends to deceive batsmen in the flight: many of his wickets are stumped or bowled and his strong action has been built on the excellent tutelage of John Childs, a fellow left-arm slow bowler, who now coaches at Essex. Batting-wise, Phillips is a natural ball player with immense hand-eye co-ordination and provides a useful option lower down the order. Born in Cambridge, Phillips studied at Durham and started his first-class career, way back in 1999. But finally, seven years on, he will believe that he can stamp his mark on the game. And not before time.
Jenny Thompson July 2006

Notes

NBC Denis Compton Award 1999

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Aug 30, 2006

Tim Phillips in action against Worcestershire, Worcestershire v Essex, County Championship, August 30, 2006

Tim Phillips in action against Worcestershire

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Apr 28, 2001

Taken at the Essex CCC Photocall , April 2001

Timothy Phillips ; thumbnail portrait

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Feb 5, 2000

Timothy Phillips, England, Portrait

Timothy Phillips, Portrait

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Country Fixtures Country Results
Cambridge U v Oxford Uni at Cambridge - Jul 7-10
Oxford Uni 152 & 124/4 Cambridge U 339
Essex v Glamorgan at Chelmsford - Jul 7-10
Glamorgan 515/9d Essex 200 & 132/4 (f/o)
Northants v Derbyshire at Northampton - Jul 7-10
Northants 433/9d Derbyshire 371/4
Warwickshire v Sussex at Birmingham - Jul 7-10
Warwickshire 407 Sussex 276/4
England v Australia at Cardiff - Jul 8-12
England 435 Australia 249/1
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