Phil Salt

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Phil Salt
Personal information
Full namePhilip Dean Salt
Born (1996-08-28) 28 August 1996 (age 25)
Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, Wales
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleWicket-keeper batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 262)8 July 2021 v Pakistan
Last ODI13 July 2021 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 94)26 January 2022 v West Indies
Last T20I30 January 2022 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–2021Sussex (squad no. 28)
2018Lahore Qalandars (squad no. 28)
2019–2021Islamabad United (squad no. 28)
2019Barbados Tridents
2019/20–2020/21Adelaide Strikers (squad no. 1)
2021Manchester Originals
2021Dambulla Giants
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 3 3 38 19
Runs scored 104 60 1,967 598
Batting average 34.66 20.00 30.73 33.22
100s/50s 0/1 0/1 4/10 1/3
Top score 60 57 148 137*
Catches/stumpings 0/– 2/– 33/– 5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 February 2022

Philip Dean Salt (born 28 August 1996) is a cricketer who plays internationally for England and will play domestically for Lancashire County Cricket Club having played for Sussex since 2015. Primarily an aggressive right-handed opening batsman,[1] he also bowls right-arm medium-pace.[2] Salt made his international debut for England in July 2021. Born in Wales, he moved in his youth to Barbados and then to England.

Early life[]

Salt was born in Bodelwyddan, Wales. He began playing cricket in St Asaph and played for the North East Wales Under-11s.[3] He attended school in Chester[3] and when he was 10 year old, his family moved to Barbados. As a result, he met the Barbados residency requirement, and so was eligible to play for either England or the West Indies.[4] Whilst in Barbados he played with future Sussex and England colleague Jofra Archer.[5] Salt returned to the United Kingdom at the age of 15, when he attended the Reed's School on a cricket scholarship.[6][5]

Domestic career[]

In 2013, Salt played for Guildford Cricket Club,[7] before being signed to the Sussex Academy for the 2014 season.[8] Salt played Second XI matches as well as playing in the 2014 Sussex Cricket League Premier Division for a Sussex Cricket Board Development XI, and also Brighton & Hove.[9] In the Sussex Premier League, Salt scored 200* from 129 balls in a match against Horsham, as well as 147* against the Preston Nomads, and 51 from 33 balls against the league's eventual winners, Roffey. In August 2014, he was awarded the Player of the Month trophy.[10][11]

Salt was retained by Sussex for the 2015 season,[12] and scored 72 from 52 balls in a May 2015 Sussex Premier League match against Cuckfield Cricket Club.[13] He also represented Brighton and Hove, and top-scoring for them with 39 in a match against Middleton.[14] In June 2015, he scored 43 in a Sussex second XI match against Surrey, in a Sussex team including Mahela Jayawardene and Ashar Zaidi.[15] Salt made his List A debut in a 2015 Royal London One-Day Cup match against Essex; he was the 29th different player to play for Sussex in the 2015 Royal London One-Day Cup. Opening the batting, Salt scored 22 from 20 balls; the match was eventually a no result due to rain.[16][17]

Prior to the beginning of the 2016 season, Salt was awarded a junior professional contract.[18] He made his Twenty20 debut on 20 May 2016 for Sussex against Gloucestershire in the 2016 NatWest t20 Blast.[19] On 8 July 2016 he made his first-class debut for Sussex during Pakistan's tour of England.[20]

On 10 September 2019, Salt signed for Adelaide Strikers as one of their overseas players for the 2019 Big Bash season.[21]

Salt missed the start of the 2021 County Championship season due to a broken foot.[22] Salt announced a move from Sussex to Lancashire CCC for the 2022 season.[23]

International career[]

In May 2019, Salt was added to England's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the one-off match against Pakistan, replacing an injured Dawid Malan, but did not play.[24]

In July 2021, having previously trained with the squad earlier in the summer,[25] Salt was named in England's ODI squad for their series against Pakistan,[26] after the original squad for the tour was forced to withdraw following positive tests for COVID-19.[27] Salt made his ODI debut on 8 July 2021, for England against Pakistan.[28] In December 2021, Salt was named in England's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against the West Indies.[29] He made his T20I debut on 26 January 2022, for England against the West Indies.[30]

References[]

  1. ^ Samshad Sattar. "Wright charged with rousing Sussex spirits". World Times 24. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Philip Salt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b "England hopeful Salt opens up on Welsh roots". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ "'My job is to get the boys off to a flier' - Phil Salt quickly takes to life with England". ESPNcricinfo. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Phil Salt: From Barbados to England via T20 finishing school". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  6. ^ Marshall, Ian (April 2016). Playfair Cricket Annual 2016. Headline. ISBN 9781472232533. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  7. ^ Richard Spiller (9 September 2013). "Weybridge CC's Premier Division title dream wrecked". getsurrey. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Sussex reveal academy players". Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Sussex Premier League Matches Played By Philip Salt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Horsham CC – 1st XI Vs Sussex Cricket Board – Development XI". Horsham Cricket Club. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  11. ^ "JUNIORS: Academy batsman Salt wins Travel Places Player of the Month". Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  12. ^ "Sussex announce academy intake". The Argus. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  13. ^ "Sussex Cricket League round-up: No change at the Premier Division summit". Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  14. ^ "Sussex Cricket League round-up: Top flight title battle still raging". Bexhill Observer. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  15. ^ "Zaidi and Jayawardene star for Sussex 2nd at Horsham". Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  16. ^ "Essex Eagles at home in Royal London Cup quarter-final after Sussex Sharks match abandoned due to rain". Echo. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  17. ^ "Cricket Scorecard -Sussex vs Essex, Group B – August 19, 2015 – Cricket Archives – Cricbuzz". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  18. ^ Clark, David (16 November 2015). "Quartet given junior deals at Hove". England & Wales Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  19. ^ "NatWest t20 Blast, South Group: Gloucestershire v Sussex at Bristol, May 20, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  20. ^ "Pakistan tour of England and Ireland, Tour Match: Sussex v Pakistanis at Hove, Jul 8-10, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  21. ^ "Strikers complete squad, with added Salt". adelaidestrikers.com.au. Adelaide Strikers. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  22. ^ "Sussex to be without Phil Salt until the end of May because of broken foot". The Cricketer. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Chris Jordan and Phil Salt: Surrey & Lancashire to sign Sussex pair for 2022". BBC Sport. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  24. ^ "Phil Salt replaces injured Dawid Malan in England T20 squad". BBC Sport. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  25. ^ "England men name behind-closed-doors ODI training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  26. ^ "England Men announce new squad for Royal London Series against Pakistan". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  27. ^ "Ben Stokes to captain England against Pakistan after seven members in bio-bubble test positive for COVID-19". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  28. ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Cardiff, Jul 8 2021, Pakistan tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  29. ^ "England Men name squad for West Indies IT20s". England and Wales Cricket Board. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  30. ^ "3rd T20I (D/N), Bridgetown, Jan 26 2022, England tour of West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

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