Name Philip Pank 1918 England | 1925 Army Role Bowler | |
 | ||
Full name Philip Esmond Durrell Pank Born 22 April 1892 ( 1892-04-22 ) Jaypore, Rajasthan, India Died 15 February 1966(1966-02-15) (aged 73)
Colchester, Essex, England | ||
Bowling style Left-arm orthodox spin | ||
Philip Esmond Durrell Pank (22 April 1892 – 15 February 1966) was an Indian born English cricketer. A left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he played first-class cricket in India in 1918 and in England in 1925 and played four times for the Egypt national cricket team.
Biography
Born in Jaypore in 1892, Philip Pank made his first-class debut playing for the Europeans in the Bombay Quadrangular tournament in September 1918. He played a match for England against India later in the year.
He played one first-class match during the 1925 English cricket season, playing for the British Army cricket team against Oxford University in June. He later played for Egypt, playing twice against the Free Foresters in 1927 and twice against HM Martineau's XI in 1931. He died in Colchester in 1966.