Neal Phillips
Barbadian cricketer
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Neal Anderson Phillips (20 January 1956 – 26 December 2022) was a Barbadian first-class cricketer.
Holder's Hill, Saint James, Barbados
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| Full name | Neal Anderson Phillips | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 January 1956 Holder's Hill, Saint James, Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 December 2022 (aged 66) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1981 | Staffordshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978/79–1984/85 | Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 September 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Phillips was born at Holder's Hill in the parish of Saint James, Barbados. He made his debut for Barbados in a List A one-day match against Guyana in April 1979 in the Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy, with Phillips featuring in a further match in that years competition.[1] He played minor counties cricket for Staffordshire in England in the summer of 1981.[2] Having not featured for Barbados since his two initial one-day matches in 1979, Phillips made a return to the Barbadian side, returning to one-day action in the 1982/83 Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy.[1]
He made his debut in first-class cricket in January 1983 against the Leeward Islands in the Shell Shield.[3] He continued to play first-class and List A one-day cricket for Barbados until the 1984/85 season, having by that point played a total of 15 first-class and eight List A matches for Barbados.[3][1] He scored 350 runs in first-class cricket, with a highest score of 51;[4] bowling he took 39 wickets at an average of 29.33, though he did not take a five wicket haul, his best bowling figures were 4/35.[5] In List A matches he scored 139 runs, with a top score of 47;[6] however, he had less impact as a bowler in the one-day game, taking just three wickets.[7] Following his retirement from first-class cricket, Phillips became a groundsman.[8]