Douglas David Phipps (born 27 July 1934) is a former English

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er and

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officer. Phipps was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm

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. He was born in

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. He was educated at

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, before enlisting in the British Army, where he undertook training at the

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. Phipps played for the Essex Second XI from 1956 to 1958. He made his only first-class appearance for a Combined Services team against

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in 1964. In this match, he was dismissed for a

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in the Combined Services first-innings by

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. In their second-innings, he scored 15 runs before being dismissed by the same bowler. With the ball, he took a single wicket, that of Tony Windows for the cost of 53 runs from 12 overs. He played various matches for Army and Combined Services teams from 1954 to 1969.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Phipps, David 1934 births Living people People from Edmonton, London Cricketers from the London Borough of Enfield Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Royal Artillery officers English cricketers Combined Services cricketers People educated at Mill Hill School