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Philip Pank
Personal information
Full name
Philip Esmond Durrell Pank
Born(1892-04-22)22 April 1892
Jaypore, Rajasthan, British India
Died15 February 1966(1966-02-15) (aged 73)
Colchester, Essex, England
BowlingLeft-arm orthodox spin
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1925Army
1918England
1918Europeans (India)
First-class debut9 September 1918 Europeans (India) v Hindus
Last First-class3 June 1925 Army v Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 79
Batting average 13.16
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 29
Balls bowled 217
Wickets 9
Bowling average 12.55
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 7/12
Catches/stumpings 3/0
Source: CricketArchive, 26 April 2008

Philip Esmond Durrell Pank (22 April 1892 – 15 February 1966) was an Indian born English cricketer.[1] A left-arm orthodox spin bowler,[2] he played first-class cricket in India in 1918 and in England in 1925[3] and played four times for the Egypt national cricket team.[4]

Biography

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Born in Jaypore in 1892,[2] Philip Pank made his first-class debut playing for the Europeans in the Bombay Quadrangular tournament in September 1918. He played a match for England against India later in the year.[3]

He played one first-class match during the 1925 English cricket season, playing for the British Army cricket team against Oxford University in June.[3] He later played for Egypt, playing twice against the Free Foresters in 1927 and twice against HM Martineau's XI in 1931.[4] He died in Colchester in 1966.[2]

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