JOSEPH HERBERT PHILLIPS
Ansley’s First and Only First Class Cricketer?
Born 2nd December 1881 at
Ansley, Warwickshire. Died 15th January 1951, Oldbury,
Career batting
6 mats, 7 inns, 0 not outs, 35
runs, 16 high score, 5 ave
Career bowling
42 overs, 3 maidens, 159 runs,
1 wkt, 159 ave
Career fielding
5 catches
Warks v London County
July 14, 15, 16 1904 at
London County 292 and 356-8 dec
Mr J H Phillips 6-1-25-0 and
6-0-21-0
Warks 259 and 380-6
Mr J H Phillips b Odell 0 and
did not bat
W G Grace played scoring 1 and
22 and bowled 4-0-17-0 and 6-1-20-0
Match drawn.
Warks v Northants May 19,
21 1910 at
Friday lost due to Edward VII’s
funeral.
Northants 94 and 122
G J Thompson c Phillips b
Santall 9 (2nd inns)
Warks 139
Mr J H Phillips b Thompson 12
Match drawn.
Warks v Lancs May 30, 31,
June 1 1910 at Birmingham
Warks 244 and 108
Mr J H Phillips run out 5 and c
Makepeace b Whitehead 16
Lancs 395-8 dec
H Makepeace c Phillips b
Santall 22
Mr J H Phillips 13-2-46-0
Lancs won by inns and 43 runs
Glos v Warks June 13, 14,
15 1910 at
Warks 117 and 228
Mr J H Phillips lbw Dennett 0
and st Board b Dennett 1
Glos 82 and 153
Warks won by 110 runs.
Derbys v Warks June 18,
20, 21 1910 at Blackwell
Warks 504-7 dec and 63-2
Mr J H Phillips did not bat in
either innings
A R Warren c Phillips b Field
123 (2nd inns)
Mr J H Phillips 8-0-30-1 and
9-0-37-0
A 9th wicket stand of 283 by A
R Warren, 123, and Mr J Chapman, 165, in less than three hours prevented a
Warks win.
Match drawn.
Leics v Warks August 19,
21 1911 at
Warks 365
Mr J H Phillips b King 1
Leics 164 and 147
Mr C J B Wood c Phillips b
Field 3 (2nd inns)
W Shipman c Phillips b Hands 12
(2nd inns)
C Charlesworth scored 142 in 2
and a half hours to set up the Warks victory.
Warks won by an innings and 54
runs
Joseph Herbert
was captain in 4 of these matches, probably the 1910 games as the official
captain, Goodwin, was not playing in these games.
Ansley
In 1899 Ansley Victoria, who
played their matches on the Park adjacent to Ansley Hall, were captained by J H
Phillips. If this is Joseph Herbert then he would have been 18, which seems
young to be captain, but he was the son of William Garside Phillips, boss of
Ansley Hall Coal and Iron Company, and president of the club, which may have
had some influence. W G Phillips was the great-grandfather of Captain Mark
Phillips.
J H Phillips finished 2nd in
the batting averages and 1st in the bowling.