Philip Pank Explained

Philip Pank
Country:England
Fullname:Philip Esmond Durrell Pank
Birth Date:22 April 1892
Birth Place:Jaypore, Rajasthan, British India
Death Place:Colchester, Essex, England
Bowling:Left-arm orthodox spin
Role:Bowler
Club1:Army
Year1:1925
Club2:England
Year2:1918
Club3:Europeans (India)
Year3:1918
Type1:First-class
Debutdate1:9 September
Debutyear1:1918
Debutfor1:Europeans (India)
Debutagainst1:Hindus
Lastdate1:3 June
Lastyear1:1925
Lastfor1:Army
Lastagainst1:Oxford University
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:4
Runs1:79
Bat Avg1:13.16
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:29
Deliveries1:217
Wickets1:9
Bowl Avg1:12.55
Fivefor1:1
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:7/12
Catches/Stumpings1:3/0
Date:26 April
Year:2008
Source:http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/14/14259/14259.html CricketArchive

Philip Esmond Durrell Pank (22 April 1892  - 15 February 1966) was an Indian born English cricketer.[1] A left-arm orthodox spin bowler,[2] he played first-class cricket in India in 1918 and in England in 1925[3] and played four times for the Egypt national cricket team.[4]

Biography

Born in Jaypore in 1892, Philip Pank made his first-class debut playing for the Europeans in the Bombay Quadrangular tournament in September 1918. He played a match for England against India later in the year.

He played one first-class match during the 1925 English cricket season, playing for the British Army cricket team against Oxford University in June. He later played for Egypt, playing twice against the Free Foresters in 1927 and twice against HM Martineau's XI in 1931. He died in Colchester in 1966.

Notes and References

  1. http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/18498.html Cricinfo profile
  2. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/14/14259/14259.html CricketArchive profile
  3. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/14/14259/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Philip Pank
  4. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/14/14259/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Philip Pank