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
David Thomas (cricketer, born 1963) David Thomas (cricketer, born 1963) David Robert Thomas (born 26 January 1963) is a former English cricketer. Thomas was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Swardeston, Norfolk. Thomas made his debut for Norfolk in the 1983 Minor Counties Championship against Suffolk. Thomas played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1983 to 1999, which included 122 Minor Counties Championship matches and 42 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut for Norfolk against Hampshire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. He made 11 further List A matches for Norfolk, the last of which came against