Constantine "Con" Phillips (1746 – 14 February 1811) was a professional

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

er who played for

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in the 1760s and 1770s until 1778. Phillips was born and died in Chelsham,

, and was christened 2 November 1746. Most of his career took place before cricket's ''statistical record'' began with regular scorecards in 1772. He made five known appearances in first-class cricket matches between 1773 and 1778. Phillips was primarily a batsman who scored a known total of 117 runs in 10 innings with a highest score of 31. He has not been credited with any wickets. He took just 1 catch, which suggests he may have been an outfielder.

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CricketArchive record of Con Phillips
English cricketers English cricketers of 1701 to 1786 Surrey cricketers 1746 births 1811 deaths {{England-cricket-bio-1740s-stub

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