Phil Sharpe (cricketer)
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Full name | Philip John Sharpe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Shipley, West Yorkshire, England | 27 December 1936||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 19 May 2014 | (aged 77)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 416) | 4 July 1963 v West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 21 August 1969 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 May 2023 |
Philip John Sharpe (27 December 1936 – 20 May 2014) was an English
The cricketing correspondent Colin Bateman remarked, "Phil Sharpe was possibly unique in that he was selected by England for his exceptional catching ability in the slips."
Life and career
Born on 27 December 1936 at Shipley, West Yorkshire, Sharpe attended public school, Worksop College, in the 1950s where he scored a 240 not out against Wrekin in 1955, a batting record which still stands. Most of his first-class cricket career was spent with his home county, Yorkshire, but he later moved on to Derbyshire. He was renowned for his excellent slip fielding, which yielded him over 600 catches.[1]
In 1963, Sharpe was picked by the selectors for his catching abilities to face the
Sharpe went on to win seven
After his playing days were over, Sharpe served as an England Test selector.[3] He died after a short illness on 20 May 2014.[2][4]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Phil Sharpe". Espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Phil Sharpe - obituary". Daily Telegraph. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
- ^ "Yorkshire hero Sharpe passes away at 77". Wisden India. 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
External links
- Wisden – 1963 – Phil Sharpe, from Wisden Cricketer's Almanack 1963
- Phil Sharpe at ESPNcricinfo