Anderson Phillip (born 22 September 1996) is a

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ian

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er. He made his international debut for the West Indies cricket team in March 2021.

Career

He made his first-class debut for

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in the

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on 17 March 2017. In November 2019, he was named in Trinidad and Tobago's squad for the

2019–20 Regional Super50 The 2019–20 Regional Super50 was the 46th edition of the Regional Super50, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition for the countries of the Cricket West Indies (CWI). The tournament started on 6 November 2019, with the final taking pla ...

tournament. He made his

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debut on 7 November 2019, for Trinidad and Tobago in the

tournament. In June 2020, Phillip was named as one of eleven reserve players in the West Indies'

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squad, for their series against England. The Test series was originally scheduled to start in May 2020, but was moved back to July 2020 due to the

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. In July 2020, he was named in the

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squad for the

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. In March 2021, he was added to the West Indies'

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(ODI) squad for the series against Sri Lanka. He made his ODI debut for the West Indies on 14 March 2021, against

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. In February 2022, Phillip was named in the West Indies' Test squad for their series against England. In June 2022, he was again named in the West Indies' Test squad, this time for their series against Bangladesh. He made his Test debut on 24 June 2022, for the West Indies against

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. In September 2024, Phillip was signed by

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to play in the

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. In November of that year, he re-signed for the club to play in the Championship and the

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. Phillip was unable to play for the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in the final leg of matches in the West Indies Championship in April in order to fulfill his contract with Lancashire.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Phillip, Anderson 1996 births Living people West Indies Test cricketers West Indies One Day International cricketers Trinidad and Tobago cricketers Lancashire cricketers Place of birth missing (living people)