| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Philip John Densham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 April 1957 Banbury, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1988 | Oxfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 May 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Philip John Densham (born 7 April 1957) is a former English cricketer. Densham was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium. He was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire.
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 20-metre (22-yard) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at the wicket with the bat, while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this and dismiss each player. Means of dismissal include being bowled, when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails, and by the fielding side catching the ball after it is hit by the bat, but before it hits the ground. When ten players have been dismissed, the innings ends and the teams swap roles. The game is adjudicated by two umpires, aided by a third umpire and match referee in international matches. They communicate with two off-field scorers who record the match's statistical information.
Seam bowling is a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers.
Banbury is a historic market town on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England. The town is situated 64 miles (103 km) northwest of London, 37 miles (60 km) southeast of Birmingham, 25 miles (40 km) south-by-southeast of Coventry and 22 miles (35 km) north-by-northwest of the county town of Oxford. It had a population of 46,853 at the 2011 census.
Densham made his debut for Oxfordshire in the 1978 Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire. Densham played Minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire from 1978 to 1988, which included 37 Minor Counties Championship matches [1] and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match. [2] He made his List A debut against Warwickshire in the 1980 Gillette Cup. He played 2 further List A matches, against Glamorgan in 1981 and Warwickshire in 1983. [3] In his 3 List A matches, he scored 17 runs at a batting average of 8.50, with a high score of 10. [4]
Oxfordshire County Cricket Club is one of twenty minor county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Oxfordshire.
Berkshire County Cricket Club is one of twenty minor county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Berkshire.
The Minor Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the Minor Counties in English cricket. At first it was known as the English Industrial Estates Cup, before being called the Minor Counties Knock Out Competition from 1986 to 1987, the Holt Cup from 1988 to 1992, the MCC Trophy from 1993 to 1998, the ECB 38-County Cup from 1999 to 2002, the MCCA Knockout Trophy from 2003 to 2005. It has been called the MCCA Trophy since 2006.
