Researching Matthew Phelps
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2974 people with the Phelps surname? In that year Phelps was ranked number 1355 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Matthew means "gift of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Matthew Phelps and the Phelps Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 4398 people with the Phelps surname in the UK? Phelps is now ranked number 1333 for popularity in the UK. |
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Matthew Phelps
Matthew James Phelps (born 1 September 1972 in Lismore, New South Wales) is an Australian first-class cricketer who played for the New South Wales Blues. He was a right-handed middle order batsman.
Matthew Phelps' career began in 1998-99 and ended in 2006 when he retired aged 33 after a career best domestic season where he was named NSW Pura Cup Player of the Year. He scored 635 runs at 45.35 with 3 centuries. It was the second season in a row that he had scored over 600 runs. Of his 6 first-class tons in his career he was able to score one in his home town of Lismore, an innings of 133 against Victoria. He finished his career with 2380 first-class runs at 37.77 from 38 matches. His highest score was 192 which came against Tasmania in 1999-2000.
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