Phil North, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Welsh cricketer
Date of Birth: 15-Jun-1965
Place of Birth: Newport, Wales, United Kingdom
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Phil North
- Philip David North (born 16 May 1965) is a former Welsh cricketer.
- North was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox.
- He was born at Newport, Monmouthshire. North made his County Championship debut for Glamorgan in 1985 against Yorkshire.
- From 1985 to 1989, he represented the county in 22 first-class matches, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 1989 County Championship.
- In his 22 first-class matches, he scored 200 runs at a batting average of 11.11, with a high score of 41*.
- In the field he took 7 catches.
- With the ball, North took 24 wickets at a bowling average of 42.04, with best figures of 4/43.North also made his debut in List A cricket for Glamorgan.
- His debut List A match came against Essex in 1987, with North playing 2 further List A matches for Glamorgan against Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire.Following his departure from Glamorgan at the end of the 1989 season, North played for Wales Minor Counties, where he represented the team in 2 Minor Counties Championship matches against Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, as well as a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match for them against Oxfordshire. North moved to Wiltshire in 1993, making his Minor Counties Championship debut for the county against Devon.
- From 1993 to 1994, he represented the county in 13 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came against Oxfordshire.
- North also represented Wiltshire in the MCCA Knockout Trophy.
- His debut in that competition for the county came against Cornwall.
- From 1993 to 1994, he represented the county in 5 Trophy matches, the last of which came against Devon.
- He also represented Wiltshire in a single List A match against Durham in the 1993 NatWest Trophy.
- In his combined List A matches, he took 6 wickets at an average of 24.16, with best figures of 3/20. In 1997, North returned to play Minor Counties cricket for Wales Minor Counties.
- During the 1997 season, he represented the team in 9 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came against Berkshire.
- He also played a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match in 1997 against Devon.North almost made a return to first-class cricket in 1997, when he travelled up to Colwyn Bay as part of the Glamorgan squad.
- After travelling up to North Wales, North overslept the next morning and missed out on an opportunity to re-appear in County Championship cricket.
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