| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Walter Robert Norman Philps |
| Birth Date: | 8 April 1903 |
| Birth Place: | Ceylon |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Club3: | Europeans (Ceylon) |
| Year3: | 1926/27 |
| Club2: | Buckinghamshire |
| Year2: | 1922 - 1927 |
| Club1: | Hertfordshire |
| Year1: | 1920 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 24 |
| Bat Avg1: | 12.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 13 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
| Date: | 26 May |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/32462.html Cricinfo |
Walter Robert Norman Philps (8 April 1903 - date of death unknown) was a Ceylonese born English cricketer. Philps batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was educated at Brighton College in England, where he represented the college cricket team.[1]
Philps made his debut in county cricket for Hertfordshire in the 1920 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. This was his only appearance for the county.[2] He later joined Buckinghamshire, who he played Minor counties cricket for from 1922 to 1927.[2]
He made his only first-class appearance for the Europeans (Ceylon) against the Marylebone Cricket Club in January 1927.[3] In the Europeans first-innings, he scored 13 runs before being dismissed by Ewart Astill. In their second-innings, he scored 11 runs before being dismissed by Peter Eckersley.[4]