George Philips (cricketer)

George Philips
Personal information
Full name
George Henry Philips
Born18 July 1831
Ardwick, Lancashire, England
Died22 October 1886(1886-10-22) (aged 55)
Abbeycwmhir, Radnorshire, Wales
BattingUnknown
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1853Oxford University
1858Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 29
Batting average 7.25
100s/50s –/–
Top score 15
Catches/stumpings 1/1
Source: Cricinfo, 30 October 2021

George Henry Philips JP DL (18 July 1831 – 22 October 1886) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of Francis Aspinall Philips, he was born in July 1831 at Ardwick, Lancashire. He was educated at Eton College,[1] before going up to Christ Church, Oxford in 1849.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University Cricket Club on one occasion in 1853 against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Oxford. Five years later he made a second appearance in first-class cricket, this time for the MCC against Oxford University at Oxford.[3] For Oxford University he played as a wicket-keeper, taking one catch and making one stumping, while across both matches he scored 29 runs.[4] He inherited Abbey Cwmhir Hall in Radnorshire from his father in 1859.[5] The following year he was appointed High Sheriff of Radnorshire and later served as both a deputy lieutenant and justice of the peace for the county.[6][7] Philips died at Abbey Cwmhir Hall in October 1886.[8]

References

  1. ^ Eton College Register 1841–1850. Eton: Spottiswoode & Co. 1903. p. 60.
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Philips, George Henry" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Philips". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  4. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Philips". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Abbey Cwmhir Hall". www.vipauk.org. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  6. ^ "No. 22348". The London Gazette. 23 January 1860. p. 213.
  7. ^ Walford, Edward (1860). The county families of the United Kingdom. Dalcassian Publishing Company. p. 508.
  8. ^ Local and District News. Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser . 30 October 1886. p. 14