- Phil Carrick
Infobox Recent cricketer
nationality = English
country = England
country abbrev = Eng
name = Phil Carrick
picture = Cricket_no_pic.png
bowling style = Slow left-arm orthodox
FCs = 444
FC runs = 10300
FC bat avg = 22.00
FC 100s/50s = 3/41
FC top score = 131*
FC balls = 78325
FC wickets = 1081
FC bowl avg = 29.82
FC 5s = 47
FC 10s = 5
FC best bowling = 8/33
FC catches/stumpings = 197/-
List As = 311
List A runs = 2188
List A bat avg = 14.02
List A 100s/50s = 0/2
List A top score = 54
List A balls = 11853
List A wickets = 249
List A bowl avg = 30.67
List A 5s = 2
List A 10s = 0
List A best bowling = 5/22
List A catches/stumpings = 70/-
debut date = 22 August
debut year = 1970
last date = 16 September
last year = 1993
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7350/7350.html CricketArchivePhil Carrick (
July 16 ,1952 -January 11 ,2000 ), was acricket er forYorkshire County Cricket Club .Carrick was born in
Armley ,Leeds , and began his first-class career in 1970. The left-arm spinner, nicknamed "Fergie", took more than 1,000 wickets over his 23 year career and fell just six runs short of hitting 10,000 first class runs for Yorkshire. His bowling partnership withGeoff Cope was a very successful one for the county. He captained Yorkshire to victory over Northamptonshire in the 1987 Benson and Hedges Cup, having had his benefit year in 1985. As well as Yorkshire he spent two seasons playing in South Africa with Eastern Province and Northern Transvaal. After retiring from first-class cricket in 1993 he continued to play local league cricket, captaining Pudsey Congs to the Bradford League title but also had success as an umpire for the ECB.He died of
leukaemia aged 47 in 2000 on January 11th leaving behind his wife and two daughters. His funeral was held inBradford Cathedral , where there was standing room only. Among those attending were his cricketing colleaguesBrian Close ,Ray Illingworth ,Martyn Moxon ,Dickie Bird ,Graham Gooch ,Mike Gatting andJohn Emburey .
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