Philip Sampson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetPhilip Sampson
English cricketer
Date of Birth: 06-Sep-1980
Place of Birth: Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Philip Sampson
- Philip James Sampson (born 6 September 1980) is an English cricketer.
- Sampson is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium.
- He was born at Manchester. Sampson made his debut in County Cricket during the 1999 season for Buckinghamshire in Minor counties cricket.
- The following season he made his List A debut for the Surrey Cricket Board against Shropshire in the 2000 NatWest Trophy.During the 2000 season he also made his debut for Surrey against Nottinghamshire in a List A match in the 2000 Norwich Union National League.
- From 2000 to 2005, he represented the county in 23 List A matches, the last of which came against Durham in the 2005 totesport League.
- In his 23 List A matches for the county, he scored 47 runs at a batting average of 5.87, with a high score of 16.
- In the field he took 5 catches.
- With the ball he took 23 wickets at a bowling average of 38.21, with best figures of 3/42.Sampson also represented Surrey in first-class cricket, making his debut for the county in that format against Oxford University in 2002.
- From 2002 to 2004, he represented the county in 5 first-class matches, the last of which came against Northamptonshire.
- In those 5 matches, he scored 91 runs at an average of 18.20, with a high score of 42.
- With the ball he took 17 wickets an average of 24.41, with a single five wicket haul which gave him best figures of 5/121.With the arrival of Twenty20 cricket in 2003, Sampson made his debut in the inaugural Twenty20 Cup for the county against Middlesex.
- From 2003 to 2005, he represented the county in 15 Twenty20 matches, the last of which came against Sussex in the 2005 Twenty20 Cup.
- In his 15 matches, he took 13 wickets at an average of 28.00, with best figures of 2/26.
- In the field he took 7 catches.
- Sampson was released by Surrey at the end of the 2005 season. In 2006, he rejoined Buckinghamshire.
- From 2006 to 2007, he represented the county in 10 further Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came against Hertfordshire.
- During the same period he also represented the county in 4 further MCCA Knockout Trophy matches, the last of which came against Hertfordshire.He currently plays club cricket for Sutton Cricket Club in the Surrey Championship.
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