Joe Phillips (English cricketer, born 2003)

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Joseph Peter Phillips (born 9 November 2003) is an English cricketer who plays for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club.^[1] He is a right-handed opening batsman and right arm offbreak bowler.^[2][3]

Joe Phillips

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Peter Phillips
Born	(2003-11-09) 9 November 2003 (age 21) Truro, Cornwall, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batter
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2023–present	Gloucestershire
FC debut	20 July 2023 Gloucestershire v Glamorgan
LA debut	4 August 2023 Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA Matches 8 3 Runs scored 571 35 Batting average 43.92 11.66 100s/50s 1/4 0/0 Top score 136 14 Catches/stumpings 2/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 August 2025

Early life

From Cornwall, he attended Penair School in Truro and Clifton College.^[4] He played for Cornwall County Cricket Club as a youngster.^[5]

Career

He was part of the Gloucestershire County Cricket Club Academy for three years prior to signing a short term pro-contract in May 2023.^[6] He made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire in the 2023 County Championship against Glamorgan on 20 July 2023.^[7][8] In that month, he hit a half-century (80) in his second game against Worcestershire.^[9][10] He made his List A debut for Gloucestershire against Northamptonshire in the 2023 One-Day Cup on 4 August 2023.^[11]

He also impressed in T20 Cricket for the county in scoring an unbeaten 71 against the touring New Zealand on 27 August 2023.^[12] In October 2023, he extended his contract with Gloucestershire.^[13][14] He made his first County Championship half century on the 28 September 2024, scoring 64 against Glamorgan in Cardiff.^[15]