Researching Philip Saunders
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The name Philip means "lover of horses" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Philip Saunders on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Philip Saunders and the Saunders Family Tree
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Philip Saunders (cricketer)
Philip Frederick Saunders (born 28 April 1929) is an Australian-born cricketer whose career in first-class cricket was spent entirely playing in England. Saunders was a right-handed batsman who bowled both leg break and right-arm fast. He was born at Adelaide, South Australia.
Saunders was recruited for Leicestershire in English cricket alongside another young South Australian club cricketer, Murray Sargent, by the captain and secretary Charles Palmer; Leicestershire already had two prominent Australian cricketers in Jack Walsh and Vic Jackson. Saunders made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Oxford University at the University Parks in 1951, in what was his only appearance in that season. He made eight appearances the following season, the last of which came against Derbyshire in the 1952 County Championship. He made a total of nine first-class appearances for Leicestershire, scoring 93 runs at an average of 13.28, with a high score of 30. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 31.66, with best figures of 3/57.
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