Phil Carlson
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Phillip Henry Carlson is a former Australian cricket
er who played in 2 Tests
and 4 ODIs in 1979.
Carlson was an all-rounder who played for Queensland
between 1969–70 and 1980–81. He played two Test matches for Australia
v England in 1978–79 Ashes
series and five One Day Internationals against the same opponents. He was called up by Australia when most of their regular first-choice players were playing in World Series Cricket
.
Carlson took 2 Test wickets and 2 ODI wickets.Graham Gooch
was his most popular victim. He dismissed him once in Tests (50% of wickets) and he got him out twice in ODI (100%).
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played in 2 Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and 4 ODIs in 1979.
Carlson was an all-rounder who played for Queensland
Queensland Bulls
The Queensland cricket team, nicknamed the Bulls, are the Brisbane-based Queensland representative cricket team in Australia's domestic cricket tournaments:*Sheffield Shield, 4-day matches with first-class status, since the 1926/27 season...
between 1969–70 and 1980–81. He played two Test matches for Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
v England in 1978–79 Ashes
The Ashes
The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. It is one of the most celebrated rivalries in international cricket and dates back to 1882. It is currently played biennially, alternately in the United Kingdom and Australia. Cricket being a summer sport, and the venues...
series and five One Day Internationals against the same opponents. He was called up by Australia when most of their regular first-choice players were playing in World Series Cricket
World Series Cricket
World Series Cricket was a break away professional cricket competition staged between 1977 and 1979 and organised by Kerry Packer for his Australian television network, Nine Network. The matches ran in opposition to established international cricket...
.
Carlson took 2 Test wickets and 2 ODI wickets.Graham Gooch
Graham Gooch
Graham Alan Gooch OBE DL is a former cricketer who captained Essex and England. He was one of the most successful international batsmen of his generation, and through a career spanning from 1973 until 2000, he became the most prolific run scorer of all time with 67,057 runs...
was his most popular victim. He dismissed him once in Tests (50% of wickets) and he got him out twice in ODI (100%).