Philip Snow

This article is about the Fijian cricketer. For the English cricketer, see Philip Snow (cricketer, born 1907).

Philip Albert Snow OBE (7 August 1915 – 4 June 2012) was an English cricketer.

Philip Snow

Personal information
Full name	Philip Albert Snow
Born	(1915-08-07)7 August 1915 Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Died	4 June 2012(2012-06-04) (aged 96) England, United Kingdom
International information
National side	Fiji
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 121 Batting average 17.28 100s/50s –/– Top score 38 Balls bowled 143 Wickets 4 Bowling average 25.25 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 2/60 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 March 2010

In 1936 Snow made his debut for the Leicestershire Second XI against the Nottinghamshire Second XI. From 1936 to 1937 Snow played four matches for the Leicestershire Second XI.

Snow made his first-class debut for Fiji in 1948 against Auckland during Fiji's tour of New Zealand. Snow made 5 first-class appearances on tour, with his final first-class match for Fiji coming against Auckland.

In his 5 first-class matches for Fiji he scored 121 runs at a batting average of 17.28, with a high score of 38. With the ball he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 25.25, with best figures of 2/60.

Philip Snow was the younger brother of the scientist and author C. P. Snow – of whom he wrote the biography Stranger and brother: a portrait of C. P. Snow (1982) – and the historian Eric Snow. He was educated at Alderman Newton's School, Leicester and Christ's College, Cambridge, and was by profession a colonial administrator in Fiji.

External links

• Philip Snow at Cricinfo
• Philip Snow at CricketArchive