Tim Phillips (cricketer)

Tim Phillips
Personal information
Full name Timothy James Phillips
Born (1981-03-13) 13 March 1981
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1999 –2014 Essex
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 78 88 82
Runs scored 1,853 542 384
Batting average 20.14 20.07 19.20
100s/50s –/7 –/1 –/1
Top score 89 58* 57*
Balls bowled 10,024 2,910 1,331
Wickets 132 94 65
Bowling average 45.56 26.80 26.18
5 wickets in innings 1 4 –
10 wickets in match – – –
Best bowling 5/41 5/28 4/22
Catches/stumpings 52/– 25/– 37/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 August 2015

Timothy James Phillips (born 13 March 1981) is an English cricketer who was educated at Felsted. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler. He has played for Essex since the age of 18.

Phillips usually bats at around 7/8/9 for Essex and has been known to rescue his team from ominous situations with useful scores. His bowling is slow left arm orthodox. He struggled to make his name a permanent fixture on the Essex teamsheet between his debut in 1999 and 2010 due to the presence of Pakistani legspinner Danish Kaneria for six of those years. However, in the 2011 season, following Kaneria's departure, Phillips looks to have gained an Essex starting place in all forms of the game, a fact outlined by the fact that Essex chose not to sign another spinner to replace Kaneria. Tim Phillips is also a very capable fielder. He often fields at either third slip or gully, and very rarely drops catches.

Phillips famously bowled Kevin Pietersen, playing his first home game for Hampshire, for a five-ball duck. More recently, Phillips has taken part in the Twenty20 Cup, turning in some sturdy bowling performances and employing clever technique, helping his team reach the semi-final stage for the first time.

Phillips claimed man of the match in the Twenty 20 quarter final with figures of 2-11, taking Essex through to finals day for the first time ever. In 2009 Phillips returned to the squad having undergone surgery on his knee, to take another Man of the Match award for his 5-38 and 41 runs in the Pro 40 clash with Somerset.

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