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Phil Sharpe - England - International Test Cricket career for England.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 16 June 1971

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- POSITION
  Right Hand Bat, Right Arm Off Breaks
- DATE OF BIRTH
  Sunday, 27 December 1936
- PLACE OF BIRTH
  Shipley, England. Died 19th May 2014 Aged 77.

INTERNATIONAL
England
- CAREER DATES
  1963-1969
- Test Debut
  Thursday, 4th July 1963 3rd Test v. West Indies at Edgbaston, Birmingham (Aged: 26)
- Test Career
  Matches: 12
  Runs: 786 Ave: 46.24
  Wkts: 0 Ave: n/a
  Catches: 17
  Last Test: 1969 3rd Test v. New Zealand at The Oval

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Phil SHARPE - England - International Test Cricket career for England.

	Date	Test	Venue	Opp.	1st	2nd	Ct	Result
	04/07/63	3	Birmingham	WI	23	85*	2	won by 217 runs
	25/07/63	4	Leeds	WI	0	13	2	lost by 221 runs
	22/08/63	5	The Oval	WI	63	83	0	lost by 8 wickets
	10/01/64	1	Madras	Ind	27	31*	0	Match Drawn
	04/06/64	1	Nottingham	Aus	35*	1	0	Match Drawn
	18/06/64	2	Lord's	Aus	35	dnb	0	Match Drawn
	12/06/69	1	Manchester	WI	2	dnb	2	won by 10 wickets
	26/06/69	2	Lord's	WI	11	86	3	Match Drawn
	10/07/69	3	Leeds	WI	6	15	3	won by 30 runs
	24/07/69	1	Lord's	NZ	20	46	2	won by 230 runs
	07/08/69	2	Nottingham	NZ	111	dnb	1	Match Drawn
	21/08/69	3	The Oval	NZ	48	45*	2	won by 8 wickets

Summary of all matches

M	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s	W	BB	Ave	5w	Ct
12	786	111	46.24	1	4	0	-	n/a	0	17

After his playing days were over Phil Sharpe served as an England Test selector.

He died after a short illness on May 19 2014.

He played 16 seasons for Yorkshire, scoring 17,685 runs in 411 first-class games at an average of 29.72.

In the picture above he is batting for Yorkshire - with whom he won seven County Championships.