Scott Phillips leaves Narre South, links with Williamstown Imperials
One of suburban cricket’s most decorated players is on the move, linking with the Victorian Turf Cricket Association.
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From the DDCA to the VTCA …
Champion local cricketer Scott Phillips has left Narre South and will see out his playing days with Williamstown Imperials.
Phillips works in Yarraville – he manages the Yarraville Club – and has tired of the travel to the south-east.
The 41-year-old joined Narre South from the Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association, where he was for many years a leading all-rounder.
He also played 53 First XI matches for Frankston Peninsula in Victorian Premier Cricket.
In his first season in the Dandenong District association Phillips put up staggering statistics in Turf 2: 600 runs at 54.5 and 53 wickets at 11.
He plundered 653 runs and snared 38 wickets the following season.
And in his third season he crafted an unbeaten century and took 6-76 off 36 overs in the grand final to take the club to the premiership and the Turf 1 section.
Phillips, a left-hand batsman and right-arm pace bowler, said he enjoyed his time in the Dandenong association.
“I live in Yarraville, although I’m about to move to Port Melbourne, and the last two seasons have been a nightmare,’’ he said.
“I used to live in Elwood and Clayton and then I moved further away … the travel kills me.
“But I loved it there (Narre South). Amazing club. It’s huge now with the juniors and the way it’s run, and the boys are obviously great … fantastic club and it’s very sad to leave.
“I still want to play a couple more years of cricket.’’
And he’ll do it with Imperials, where a former Mornington Peninsula teammate, Luke Foster, plays.
“I basically just wanted somewhere to train during the year and I ended up playing a practice match for them in the pre-season,’’ he said.
“I chatted to them towards the end of this year and the rest is history pretty much.’’
Imperials reached the grand final of the Roy Picone Shield in Division 3 last season, losing the best-of-three series to West Newport.
When Phillips left the MPCA Leader scribe Simon McEvoy wrote that he had been a “star of the MPCA for the best part of two decades’’.
“A quality left-handed batsman, he’s scored thousands of runs but it is his deeds as a fast bowler that are unparalleled,’’ he said.
“With zip and swing, he has ripped through batting line-ups, and in 2008-09 captured 10-44 against Sorrento in a Provincial First XI game.’’