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Wayne B. Phillips
Wayne Bentley Phillips (born 1 March 1958) is a former Australian cricketer who played in 27 Test matches and 48 One Day Internationals (ODIs) between 1982 and 1986 as a batsman and wicket-keeper. He played for South Australia between 1978 and 1991.
Phillips played cricket as a wicketkeeper at high school, but concentrated on batting once he made his South Australian Premier Cricket debut with Sturt Cricket Club.[citation needed] He would occasionally keep wicket and was a reserve wicketkeeper with Australian Under-19 team. However his club, Sturt, had the South Australian state keeper, Russell Vincent, so Phillips became a specialist batsman.
He made his first class debut during the 1977–78 season, when the state sides had been depleted due to World Series Cricket. Over the summer Phillips played three Sheffield Shield matches and a single one-day match as a middle-order batsman, with a top score of 22.
Phillips did not play state cricket again until the 1980–81 season. He was selected in the one day team to play in the McDonald's Cup and began as an opener when "South Australia needed a fast runner to between wickets to partner Rick Darling. I took on the job because they were a bit short on openers." Phillips was picked for South Australia's last match of the Sheffield Shield. He made the most of his opportunity, scoring 111 and 91 against Victoria.
Phillips established himself as an opening batsman over the 1981–82 season scoring 857 first class runs at an average of 47.61, forming a strong opening combination with Rick Darling and making an important contribution to South Australia winning the Sheffield Shield that summer.
He scored a century against the visiting Pakistan side and 260 against Queensland – the first double century from a South Australian batsman in ten years.
These results saw Phillips selected in the Australian squad to tour Pakistan that winter as a batsman and reserve keeper. There was a spot open in the Australian batting line up as Greg Chappell had elected not to tour. Phillips was in competition with Greg Ritchie.
Phillips made his debut for Australia in a tour game against the BCCP Patron's XI. He played as wicketkeeper as Rod Marsh's arrival in Pakistan was delayed due to the birth of his son; Phillips scored 4 and 22. Greg Ritchie was picked for the ODIs and Tests. Phillips' next match was a tour game against the Pakistan Invitation XI, where he opened and played as wicketkeeper. He scored 92. This saw Phillips selected in the Australian side to play the 3rd ODI as a specialist batter. Unfortunately the game was called off due to a riot.
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Wayne B. Phillips
Wayne Bentley Phillips (born 1 March 1958) is a former Australian cricketer who played in 27 Test matches and 48 One Day Internationals (ODIs) between 1982 and 1986 as a batsman and wicket-keeper. He played for South Australia between 1978 and 1991.
Phillips played cricket as a wicketkeeper at high school, but concentrated on batting once he made his South Australian Premier Cricket debut with Sturt Cricket Club.[citation needed] He would occasionally keep wicket and was a reserve wicketkeeper with Australian Under-19 team. However his club, Sturt, had the South Australian state keeper, Russell Vincent, so Phillips became a specialist batsman.
He made his first class debut during the 1977–78 season, when the state sides had been depleted due to World Series Cricket. Over the summer Phillips played three Sheffield Shield matches and a single one-day match as a middle-order batsman, with a top score of 22.
Phillips did not play state cricket again until the 1980–81 season. He was selected in the one day team to play in the McDonald's Cup and began as an opener when "South Australia needed a fast runner to between wickets to partner Rick Darling. I took on the job because they were a bit short on openers." Phillips was picked for South Australia's last match of the Sheffield Shield. He made the most of his opportunity, scoring 111 and 91 against Victoria.
Phillips established himself as an opening batsman over the 1981–82 season scoring 857 first class runs at an average of 47.61, forming a strong opening combination with Rick Darling and making an important contribution to South Australia winning the Sheffield Shield that summer.
He scored a century against the visiting Pakistan side and 260 against Queensland – the first double century from a South Australian batsman in ten years.
These results saw Phillips selected in the Australian squad to tour Pakistan that winter as a batsman and reserve keeper. There was a spot open in the Australian batting line up as Greg Chappell had elected not to tour. Phillips was in competition with Greg Ritchie.
Phillips made his debut for Australia in a tour game against the BCCP Patron's XI. He played as wicketkeeper as Rod Marsh's arrival in Pakistan was delayed due to the birth of his son; Phillips scored 4 and 22. Greg Ritchie was picked for the ODIs and Tests. Phillips' next match was a tour game against the Pakistan Invitation XI, where he opened and played as wicketkeeper. He scored 92. This saw Phillips selected in the Australian side to play the 3rd ODI as a specialist batter. Unfortunately the game was called off due to a riot.