Joseph Herbert Phillips (2 December 1881 – 15 January 1951) was an English cricketer active in first-class cricket from 1904–1911. He played as a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler.
The son of William Garside Phillips,the founder of the Ansley Hall Coal and Iron Company,he was born at Ansley Hall in the Warwickshire village of Ansley on 2 December 1881. [1] Phillips made his debut in first-class cricket for Warwickshire against London County in 1904 at Coventry. [2] He had to wait until 1910 for his next first-class match,which came when Warwickshire played Northamptonshire in the County Championship. [2] He made three further appearances in 1910,before playing a final first-class match in 1911 against Leicestershire. [2] He had little success as a first-class cricketer,scoring 35 runs across his six matches,with a high score of 16. [3] With the ball in hand he took just one wicket from a total of 41 overs bowled. [4]
Outside of cricket Phillips was by profession a mining engineer. [1] He married Dorothea Mary Land in 1912,with the couple having three children. Their eldest son,Joseph Anthony Moore Phillips,became a lieutenant colonel in the British Army and later became the Deputy Lieutenant of the now defunct county of Humberside, [5] Their second son,Peter William Garside Phillips,became a major in the army. [6] Both sons were highly decorated officers. [5] [6] Their daughter,Dorothea Flavia Phillips,was a senior commander with the Auxiliary Territorial Service,and was awarded an MBE (Military Division) in 1943 for her service. [7] Peter's son,Mark Phillips,became a successful Olympic gold-medal-winning horseman for Great Britain,and married Anne,Princess Royal.
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