Philip Saunders (cricketer)

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Philip Saunders
Personal information
Full namePhilip Frederick Saunders
Born (1929-04-28) 28 April 1929 (age 92)
Adelaide, South Australia,
Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
Right-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1951–1952Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 93
Batting average 13.28
100s/50s –/–
Top score 30
Balls bowled 438
Wickets 6
Bowling average 31.66
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 3/57
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2013

Philip Frederick Saunders (born 28 April 1929) is an Australian-born cricketer whose career in first-class cricket was spent entirely playing in England. Saunders was a right-handed batsman who bowled both leg break and right-arm fast. He was born at Adelaide, South Australia.

Saunders was recruited for Leicestershire in English cricket alongside another young South Australian club cricketer, Murray Sargent, by the captain and secretary Charles Palmer; Leicestershire already had two prominent Australian cricketers in Jack Walsh and Vic Jackson.[1] Saunders made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Oxford University at the University Parks in 1951, in what was his only appearance in that season.[2] He made eight appearances the following season, the last of which came against Derbyshire in the 1952 County Championship.[2] He made a total of nine first-class appearances for Leicestershire, scoring 93 runs at an average of 13.28, with a high score of 30.[3] With the ball, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 31.66, with best figures of 3/57.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Australian Players for Leicestershire". The Times. No. 51909. London. 26 January 1951. p. 2.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Philip Saunders". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Philip Saunders". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  4. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Philip Saunders". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2013.

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