Philip Fussell

Philip Fussell

Personal information
Full name	Philip Hillier Fussell
Born	12 February 1931 Rode, Bath, Somerset, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium pace
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1953–1956	Somerset
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 2 Runs scored 10 Batting average 2.50 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 5 Balls bowled 132 Wickets 1 Bowling average 71.00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1/26 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 22 December 2015

Philip Hillier Fussell (born 12 February 1931) played first-class cricket for Somerset in two matches, one in each of the 1953 and 1956 seasons.^[1] He was born at Rode, Somerset.

A member of the Fussell family which had farming, and brewing interests in and around the village of Rode, Philip Fussell was all-round sportsman who, in addition to cricket, was prominent also in shooting, where he was a champion at clay pigeon shooting, and salmon fishing.^[2] He is named in an article published in The Field in 2009 on the 100 "best shots" of all time.^[3] It said: "Clay and game are one and the same for this experienced and beautifully consistent shot, though pigeon is his speciality." In The Field his first name is spelled as "Phillip".

As a cricketer, Fussell played for Lansdown and Frome cricket clubs as a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-paced bowler. He did not make much impact in his two first-class matches, totalling just 10 runs in all and taking just a single wicket.

References

1. "Philip Fussell". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
2. David Foot and Ivan Ponting. Somerset Cricket: A Post-War Who's Who (1993 ed.). Redcliffe Books. p. 45. ISBN 1-872971-23-7.
3. "The 100 Best Shots". www.thefield.co.uk. 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2010-09-29.