Glenn Phillips Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Glenn Phillips

• Glenn Phillips is a New Zealand cricketer who is known for his exploits in the T20 format of the game. He has played for New Zealand in all formats. He is famous for his power-hitting abilities. He is also popular for his athletic fielding.

• His family moved to New Zealand from South Africa when he was five years old where he started playing different sports like hockey, rugby, and cricket.

• He played for all age group teams of his school, starting from the Under-9 team to the Under-17 team in 2014 after which he decided to become a professional cricketer.
  

  A collage of different photos of Glenn Phillips

• On 24 January 2015, he made his debut in List A cricket (one day) in a match for Auckland against Central Districts in the 2014-15 Ford Trophy Tournament.
  

  Glenn Phillips during a domestic match

• He played in the 2016 Under-19 ICC World Cup held in Bangladesh; his brother also played alongside him.
  

  Glenn Phillips with his brother Dale Phillips in the 2016 Under-19 World Cup

• In 2016, he went to England for training at Marleybone Cricket Club (MCC), and while playing a match at Arundel ground, West Sussex, he scored 201 runs in 123 balls which included six sixes in an over; this was the first instance when six sixes were hit in an over on that ground in its 100+ years of history. ^[2]Otago Daily Times

• On 4 December 2016, he played his debut T20 match for Auckland against Otago in the 2016-17 Super Smash Tournament and scored 55 runs in 32 balls.
  

  Glenn Phillips during a match in the Super Smash Tournament

• On 6 March 2017, he played his debut first-class match for Auckland against Canterbury in the 2016-17 Plunket Shield Tournament.

• He scored his maiden test half-century in his debut test innings on 3 January 2020 against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia; however, he got out on a duck in the second innings.

• On 29 November 2020, he scored his maiden T20I century against West Indies with 108 runs in 51 balls at a strike rate of 211.76; it was the fastest T20I century by a New Zealand player (46 balls).

• In the 2021 T20I World Cup, he played in all 7 matches and finished the tournament with the highest score of 39 runs against Namibia.

• On 2 October 2021, he played his debut match in IPL for Rajasthan Royals (RR).
  

  Glenn Phillips played for Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 2021 IPL season

• In a group-stage match against Sri Lanka in the 2022 T20I World Cup, he scored his second T20I century with 104 runs off 64 deliveries.
  

  Glenn Phillips celebrates after scoring a century against Sri Lanka in the 2022 T20 World Cup

• He moved to Otago domestic team in the 2022-23 season.

GLENN MOVES TO OTAGO | After 6 years with the ACES, Glenn Phillips has decided to make the move down South.

Go well, GP.

FULL RELEASE – https://t.co/P9UcDmVkCX pic.twitter.com/6cRatYy5tG

— Auckland Cricket (@aucklandcricket) May 31, 2022

• Sunrises Hyderabad (SRH) acquired him for his base price of Rs 1.5 crores in the 2022 IPL auction.

• On 13 January 2023, he scored his maiden ODI half-century against Pakistan, helping New Zealand to win an ODI series in Pakistan after a long time.
  

  Glenn Phillips during his maiden ODI half-century

• He won the T20 Player of the Year award for the 2022-23 season given by New Zealand Cricket.

• During the match against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 2023 IPL season, he hit 25 runs off 7 deliveries at a strike rate of 357.14; he hit three consecutive sixes against Kuldip Yadav, propelling SRH to a win.
  

  Glenn Phillips during a practice session for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

• He has played in different leagues across the world such as Caribbean Premier League (CPL), The Hundred, and Vitality T20 Blast.
  

  Glenn Phillips played in The Hundred

• He has a chronic condition called ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) due to which he has a short span of attention. He does many outdoor physical activities during his leisure time including archery; he has been a national-level archer. ^[3]YouTube – SunrisersIPL
  

  Glenn Phillips with his wife, Kate Victoria Phillips, during a mountain hike

  

  Glenn Phillips practising archery

• During the Covid-19 Lockdown, he did 800 pushups every day in three sets of 300, 300, and 200.

• His favourite cricketer was Brendon McCullum, and he always tried to play in McCullum’s style.

• John Cena is his favourite WWE wrestler.

• He revealed in an interview that he wanted to become a space shuttle pilot when he was a child; however, as he got busy in cricket, he thought of becoming an Airbus 380 pilot. He said that he would become a domestic commercial pilot in New Zealand after returning from cricket as he cannot complete the required flying hours and other qualifications required to become an international pilot.