Phil Mead
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| Full name | Charles Philip Mead | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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9 March 1887 Battersea, London, England |
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| Died | 26 March 1958 (aged 71) Boscombe, Bournemouth, England |
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| Batting style | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 174) | 15 December 1911 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 30 November 1928 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1905–1936 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1910–1929 | Marylebone Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938–1939 | Suffolk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Charles Phillip Mead | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Battersea, England | ||
| Date of death | 26 March 1958 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Bournemouth, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1907 | Southampton | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Charles Phillip Mead (9 March 1887 in Battersea, Surrey – 26 March 1958 in Boscombe, Bournemouth) was a left-handed batsman for Hampshire and England between 1905 and 1936. He was born at 10 Ashton Buildings (since pulled down), second eldest of seven children. As a child he played for South London Schools, attending Shillingstone Street School.
His exceptionally straight bat and quick footwork (surprising for a man of heavy build as he was) made him one of the most difficult batsmen to dismiss throughout his career. His mastery over the best county spin bowlers even on the most treacherous pitches is remarkable, but he could also be very good against the fastest bowling because he could get closer into line than just about any batsman in cricket history.
Mead holds many batting records, notably that of scoring the most runs in the County Championship and the fourth-highest total in all first-class matches. His number of runs for Hampshire, in fact, is the greatest number any batsman has scored for a single team. He also exceeded one thousand runs in every season of first-class cricket except his first – when he only played one match. He was also a fine fieldsman, holding 675 catches.
C B Fry spotted Mead playing as a schoolboy at the Oval and encouraged him to become a professional; he joined the Surrey ground staff in 1902.
Mead first trialled for Surrey, but qualified for Hampshire because Surrey's batting strength was such that they were unable to offer him a contract. It is possible that Fry's Hampshire connections (he had a Training Ship Mercury on the River Hamble) helped bring Mead to Hampshire. During his residence qualification period Mead worked in coaching naval trainees, and might have made his first class debut at 17 for Players of the South against the Gentleman, but was vetoed by W G Grace who objected because of his age.
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