Philip Caley Explained

Country:England
Fullname:Philip John Caley
Birth Date:18 October 1962
Birth Place:Harwich, Essex, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm off break
Club1:Suffolk
Year1:1982–2009
Columns:1
Column1:List A
Matches1:22
Runs1:514
Bat Avg1:32.12
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:88
Deliveries1:558
Wickets1:6
Bowl Avg1:84.66
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:2/24
Catches/Stumpings1:7/–
Date:5 July
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10641.html Cricinfo

Philip John Caley (born 18 October 1962) is a former English cricketer. Caley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Harwich, Essex.

Caley made his debut for Suffolk in the 1982 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. Caley played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1981 to 2009, which included 219 Minor Counties Championship appearances[1] (between 1981 and 2006, he missed just two fixtures)[2] and 54 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.[3] He made his List A debut against Derbyshire in the 1983 NatWest Trophy. He made 22 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Glamorgan in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.[4] In his 22 List A matches, he scored 514 runs at an average of 32.12, with a high score of 88 not out.[5] His score, one of two half centuries he made in List A cricket, came against Somerset in the 1996 NatWest Trophy.[6] [7] He retired at the end of the 2009 season, ending his career as the county's leading run scorer with 9,268 runs, 49 runs ahead of Simon Clements. He is currently the Cricket Chairman of the Minor Counties Cricket Association.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Philip Caley. CricketArchive. 5 July 2011.
  2. News: Cricket in brief. Austin. Michael. 6 July 2006. The Times. 5 July 2011.
  3. Web site: Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Philip Caley. CricketArchive. 5 July 2011.
  4. Web site: List A Matches played by Philip Caley. CricketArchive. 5 July 2011.
  5. Web site: List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Philip Caley. CricketArchive. 5 July 2011.
  6. Web site: Somerset v Suffolk, 1996 NatWest Trophy. CricketArchive. 5 July 2011.
  7. Web site: List A Bowling For Each Team by Philip Caley. CricketArchive. 5 July 2011.
  8. Web site: Minor Counties Cricket Association officials. www.mcca.play-cricket.com. 5 July 2011.