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Phil Salt
Philip Dean Salt (born 28 August 1996) is a Welsh professional cricketer who plays internationally for England and domestically for Lancashire County Cricket Club, and previously for Sussex. Primarily an aggressive right-handed opening batter, he sometimes keeps wicket and, less frequently, bowls right-arm off spin. Salt made his international debut for England in July 2021. Born in Wales, he moved in his youth to Barbados and then to England. Salt was part of the England team that won the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup. He made history after scoring two consecutive centuries in T20Is against West Indies.
Salt was born on 28 August 1996 in Bodelwyddan, Wales. He is of English descent with roots in Manchester. He began playing cricket in St Asaph and played for the North East Wales Under-11s. He attended school in Chester, and when he was 10 years 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. Whilst in Barbados he played with future Sussex and England colleague Jofra Archer. Salt returned to the United Kingdom at the age of 15, when he attended the Reed's School on a cricket scholarship.
In 2013, Salt played for Guildford Cricket Club, before being signed to the Sussex Academy for the 2014 season. 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. 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.
Salt was retained by Sussex for the 2015 season, and scored 72 from 52 balls in a May 2015 Sussex Premier League match against Cuckfield Cricket Club. He also represented Brighton and Hove, and top-scoring for them with 39 in a match against Middleton. In June 2015, he scored 43 in a Sussex second XI match against Surrey, in a Sussex team including Mahela Jayawardene and Ashar Zaidi. 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.
Prior to the beginning of the 2016 season, Salt was awarded a junior professional contract. He made his Twenty20 debut on 20 May 2016 for Sussex against Gloucestershire in the 2016 NatWest t20 Blast. On 8 July 2016 he made his first-class debut for Sussex during Pakistan's tour of England.
On 10 September 2019, Salt signed for Adelaide Strikers as one of their overseas players for the 2019–20 Big Bash League season.
Salt missed the start of the 2021 County Championship season due to a broken foot after a bicycle accident. Salt announced a move from Sussex to Lancashire CCC for the 2022 season. In April 2022, he was bought by the Manchester Originals for the 2022 season of The Hundred.
He was bought by Delhi Capitals to play in the 2023 IPL season for ₹2 crore (£180,000) in the IPL auction held on 23 December 2022.
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Phil Salt
Philip Dean Salt (born 28 August 1996) is a Welsh professional cricketer who plays internationally for England and domestically for Lancashire County Cricket Club, and previously for Sussex. Primarily an aggressive right-handed opening batter, he sometimes keeps wicket and, less frequently, bowls right-arm off spin. Salt made his international debut for England in July 2021. Born in Wales, he moved in his youth to Barbados and then to England. Salt was part of the England team that won the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup. He made history after scoring two consecutive centuries in T20Is against West Indies.
Salt was born on 28 August 1996 in Bodelwyddan, Wales. He is of English descent with roots in Manchester. He began playing cricket in St Asaph and played for the North East Wales Under-11s. He attended school in Chester, and when he was 10 years 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. Whilst in Barbados he played with future Sussex and England colleague Jofra Archer. Salt returned to the United Kingdom at the age of 15, when he attended the Reed's School on a cricket scholarship.
In 2013, Salt played for Guildford Cricket Club, before being signed to the Sussex Academy for the 2014 season. 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. 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.
Salt was retained by Sussex for the 2015 season, and scored 72 from 52 balls in a May 2015 Sussex Premier League match against Cuckfield Cricket Club. He also represented Brighton and Hove, and top-scoring for them with 39 in a match against Middleton. In June 2015, he scored 43 in a Sussex second XI match against Surrey, in a Sussex team including Mahela Jayawardene and Ashar Zaidi. 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.
Prior to the beginning of the 2016 season, Salt was awarded a junior professional contract. He made his Twenty20 debut on 20 May 2016 for Sussex against Gloucestershire in the 2016 NatWest t20 Blast. On 8 July 2016 he made his first-class debut for Sussex during Pakistan's tour of England.
On 10 September 2019, Salt signed for Adelaide Strikers as one of their overseas players for the 2019–20 Big Bash League season.
Salt missed the start of the 2021 County Championship season due to a broken foot after a bicycle accident. Salt announced a move from Sussex to Lancashire CCC for the 2022 season. In April 2022, he was bought by the Manchester Originals for the 2022 season of The Hundred.
He was bought by Delhi Capitals to play in the 2023 IPL season for ₹2 crore (£180,000) in the IPL auction held on 23 December 2022.