Phil Sharpe (cricketer) Phil Sharpe (cricketer) Philip John Sharpe (27 December 1936 – 20 May 2014) was an English cricketer, who played in twelve Tests from 1963 to 1969, and was one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1963. He played all of his county cricket for Yorkshire and Derbyshire, and played in Minor counties cricket for Norfolk. However he was despised by Geoff Boycott because of what Boycott perceived as his “social, rather weak and insipid attitude towards cricket”. The cricketing correspondent, Colin Bateman, remarked, "Phil Sharpe was possibly unique in that he was selected by England for his exceptional
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1959 runs in a season for Derbyshire and he scored two centuries in a match against Kent. He was also Wisden Cricketer of the Year. Les Jackson took most wickets with 117 and achieved 9 for 17 against Cambridge University. Harold Rhodes played for England during the season. The team included a considerable amount of fresh blood with Bob Berry Ian Buxton, Peter Eyre, Ian Hall, William Oates and William Richardson, all of whom had sustained careers with Derbyshire. Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1959 Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1959 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had