Philip Caley
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Philip John Caley is a former English
cricket
er. Caley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break
. He was born in Harwich
, Essex
.
Caley made his debut for Suffolk
in the 1982 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire
. Caley played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1981 to 2009, which included 219 Minor Counties Championship appearances (between 1981 and 2006, he missed just 2 fixtures) and 54 MCCA Knockout Trophy
matches. He made his List A debut against Derbyshire
in the 1983 NatWest Trophy
. He made 22 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Glamorgan
in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
. In his 22 List A matches, he scored 514 runs at an average
of 32.12, with a high score of 88 not out
. His score, one of 2 half centuries he made in List A cricket, came against Somerset
in the 1996 NatWest Trophy
. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an expensive bowling average
of 84.66, with best figures of 2/24. He retired at the end of the 2009 season
, ending his career as the county's leading run scorer with 9,268 runs, 49 runs ahead of Simon Clements
. He is currently the Cricket Chairman of the Minor Counties Cricket Association.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricket
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. Caley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break
Off break
Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners....
. He was born in Harwich
Harwich
Harwich is a town in Essex, England and one of the Haven ports, located on the coast with the North Sea to the east. It is in the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the northeast, Ipswich to the northwest, Colchester to the southwest and Clacton-on-Sea to the south...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
.
Caley made his debut for Suffolk
Suffolk County Cricket Club
Suffolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Suffolk....
in the 1982 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club
Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cambridgeshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy.The club is based at The Avenue...
. Caley played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1981 to 2009, which included 219 Minor Counties Championship appearances (between 1981 and 2006, he missed just 2 fixtures) and 54 MCCA Knockout Trophy
MCCA Knockout Trophy
The Minor Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the Minor Counties in English cricket...
matches. He made his List A debut against Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
in the 1983 NatWest Trophy
1983 NatWest Trophy
The 1983 NatWest Trophy was the 3rd NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 29 June and 3 September 1983. The tournament was won by Somerset County Cricket Club who defeated Kent County Cricket Club by 24 runs in the final at...
. He made 22 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy was the 4th Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, an English county cricket tournament, held between 3 May and 3 September 2005. The competition was contested by all 18 first-class counties, as well as 10 minor counties and the national teams of Scotland, Ireland,...
. In his 22 List A matches, he scored 514 runs at an average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 32.12, with a high score of 88 not out
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
. His score, one of 2 half centuries he made in List A cricket, came against Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
in the 1996 NatWest Trophy
1996 NatWest Trophy
The 1996 NatWest Trophy was the 16th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 25 June and 7 September 1996...
. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an expensive bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 84.66, with best figures of 2/24. He retired at the end of the 2009 season
2009 English cricket season
-Knockout stage:-External links:* from Cricinfo...
, ending his career as the county's leading run scorer with 9,268 runs, 49 runs ahead of Simon Clements
Simon Clements
Simon Mark Clements is a former English cricketer. Clements was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Felixstowe, Suffolk....
. He is currently the Cricket Chairman of the Minor Counties Cricket Association.
External links
- Philip Caley at ESPNcricinfo
- Philip Caley at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...