Norbert Phillip (born 12 June 1948) is a former

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er. A bowling all-rounder, with many national players migrating to Kerry Packer's groundbreaking venture, he represented

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in nine Tests and one One Day International in the interim (1978 and 1979), also appearing in English county cricket for

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(in 144 first-class matches) from 1978 until 1985.

Domestic cricket

Domestically, Phillip appeared for the Combined Islands, playing 31 first-class matches; although he never hit a century for the Combined Islands (he had a highest score of 99), with 106 wickets he was the second-highest wicket taker for the team, one behind Andy Roberts. In 1977-8 he took 21 wickets at 17.71 and scored 230 runs at 76.66 for the Combined Islands, helping to earn his international selection. In 1983 he captained the

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(who by then had first-class status). His first season at Essex in 1978 was a success, and he took 71 wickets at 22.40 and scored 645 runs at 26.87, including his only first-class century, 134 in a successful run chase against

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. He was part of a successful Essex side which won the

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and

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, as well as the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup, and the

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and

. In 1983 he also starred in a remarkable match in which Surrey were all out for 14, taking figures of 6/4.

International cricket

Phillip made his

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debut against Australia in 1978, in the context of

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, taking six wickets on his Test debut. In 1978-79 Phillip toured India with the West Indies, playing in all six Tests and taking 19 wickets at 34.21. His took his best Test innings and match bowling figures (4/48 and 7/85) in the 4th Test, although this match was also narrowly lost.

References

1948 births Living people People from Saint Peter Parish, Dominica West Indies Test cricketers West Indies One Day International cricketers Combined Islands cricketers Essex cricketers Windward Islands cricketers Dominica cricketers {{Dominica-cricket-bio-stub