Philip Pank

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Philip Pank
England
Personal information
Full name Philip Esmond Durrell Pank
Born 22 April 1892(1892-04-22)
Jaypore, Rajasthan, India
Died 15 February 1966 (aged 73)
Colchester, Essex, England
Role Bowler
Bowling style Left-arm orthodox spin
Domestic team information
Years Team
1925 Army
1918 Flag of England England
1918 Europeans (India)
First-class debut 9 September 1918: Europeans (India) v Hindus
Last First-class 3 June 1925: Army v Oxford University
Career statistics
First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 79
Batting average 13.16
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 29
Balls bowled 217
Wickets 9
Bowling average 12.55
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 7/12
Catches/stumpings 3/0

As of 26 April 2008
Source: 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]

[edit] Biography

Born in Jaypore in 1892,[2] 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.[3]

He played one first-class match during the 1925 English cricket season, playing for the British Army cricket team against Oxford University in June.[3] He later played for Egypt, playing twice against the Free Foresters in 1927 and twice against HM Martineau's XI in 1931.[4] He died in Colchester in 1966.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cricinfo profile
  2. ^ a b c CricketArchive profile
  3. ^ a b c First-class matches played by Philip Pank at CricketArchive
  4. ^ a b Other matches played by Philip Pank at CricketArchive
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