Glenn Phillips, a wicket-keeper batsman used to be a cricket-focused kid right from his young days with an aggressive batting style that drew comparisons with Brendon McCullum. Representing New Zealand in 2016 Under 19 World Cup he impressed everyone with his quick run-scoring abilities. The South African born batsman came into national prominence when he topped the run charts in the 2016/17 Super Smash season. Playing for Auckland Aces he was in imperious hitting form scoring 369 runs at 46.12 with an SR of 143.62.
It proved to be a breakthrough season for him as he was called up to the national squad after an injury to M Guptill making his T20I debut against South Africa in 2017. He hasn’t been able to replicate his domestic form at the international level as he managed to score only one fifty from his first 11 innings. A cricketing geek and a thinker who isn’t afraid to experiment with his technique was in good form for the New Zealand A side in red ball cricket with his best performance coming against the England side in 2019 when he scored a beautiful 116 against the likes of Archer, Broad ans Stokes. He soon made his test debut against Australia in 2020 and managed to score a fifty after a rushed call-up to the side owing to the illness of Williamson and Nicholls. His batting technique in that test was quite similar to Steve Smith with his bat lift coming from the gully region.
Despite having all the attributes to be a global T20 star, G Phillips has been part of only a couple of T20 leagues – Super Smash and CPL. Being blessed with an incredible hand-eye co-ordination, he made his CPL debut for Jamaican Tallawahs in 2017 but was just average with the bat. He proved his worth by consistently churning out runs for them at the top in the subsequent 2018 and 2019 seasons with 457 and 353 runs respectively in addition to his keeping. He also became only the second overseas batsman to score a hundred in the league. With the 2020 CPL season underway, he’s back to his business for Jamaican Tallawahs having already scored a fifty for them against TKR.
Full Name: Glenn Dominic Phillips
Nickname: NA
Role: Right-handed batsman and Wicket-Keeper
Glenn Phillips Height: 6 foot 5 inches (1.95 m)
Eye Colour: Black
Hair Colour: Brown
Tattoo: NA
Date of Birth: 6th December 1996
Glenn Phillips Age (as on August 2020): 23 Years
Birth Place: East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: New Zealand
School: NA
College: Sacred Heart College
Educational Qualifications: NA
Signature: NA
Father: Roland Phillips
Mother: NA
Sister: Jessica
Glenn Phillips Brother: Dale Phillips (Cricketer)
Coach: Mark O’ Donnell
Religion: Christianity
Address: NA
International Debut
Test: 3rd January 2020 Vs Australia at Sydney
ODI: Not Played
T20I: 17th February 2017 Vs South Africa at Auckland
Jersey Number: 6
Major Teams: Auckland, Auckland Aces, New Zealand Board Presidents XI, New Zealand U19, New Zealand XI, New Zealand, Jamaican Tallawahs, New Zealand A
Glenn Phillips CPL Team: Jamaican Tallawahs (2020)
Favourite Cricketers: B McCullum
Marital Status: Married
Glenn Phillips Wife name: Sammi
Marriage Date: 8th July 2017
Children: NA