Full Name

Philip Arthur Whitcombe

Born

April 23, 1923, Kensington, London

Died

August 11, 2015, Green Cross Farm, Churt, Surrey, (aged 92y 110d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast medium

Education

Winchester; Christ Church, Oxford

RELATIONS

(uncle),

(father)

A fast bowler who swung the ball away from right-handers, Philip Whitcombe won Blues for Oxford in 1947, 1948 and 1949 but his real claim to fame came in 1948 when playing one of a handful of games for Middlesex. He opened the bowling against the Australians and in his first spell had Bill Brown lbw and then Don Bradman caught at short fine-leg for 6 - and all in front of the King and Queen. A fortnight earlier he had routed Cambridge in the Varisty match, taking 7 for 51 in their first innings as Oxford won by an innings. After leaving university he played for MCC and latterly Free Foresters, becoming their president. He was a captain in the Royal Artillary.
Martin Williamson

Philip Whitcombe Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC375659566818.7403230

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIAveEconSR5w10w
FC37641724891127/5122.222.3257.250

Debut/Last Matches of Philip Whitcombe

FC Matches

Span
1947 - 1960

Recent Matches of Philip Whitcombe

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
F Foresters vs Oxford Uni45 & 101/44 & 2/6719-May-1956OxfordFC
Middlesex vs Australians5* & 82/4317-Jul-1948Lord'sFC
Oxford Uni vs Australians26 & 262/8319-May-1948OxfordFC