Phil Carlson

Phillip Henry Carlson (born 8 August 1951, Nundah, Queensland) is a former Australian cricketer who played in two Tests and four One Day Internationals (ODIs) in 1979.

Phil Carlson
Cricket information
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 300)27 January 1979 v England
Last Test10 February 1979 v England
ODI debut (cap 50)13 January 1979 v England
Last ODI7 February 1979 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1969/70–1980/81Queensland
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC LA
Matches 2 4 91 25
Runs scored 23 11 4167 371
Batting average 5.75 5.50 28.34 20.61
100s/50s -/- -/- 5/19 -/3
Top score 21 11 110* 89
Balls bowled 368 168 7512 1084
Wickets 2 2 124 25
Bowling average 49.50 35.00 24.96 23.60
5 wickets in innings - - 5 1
10 wickets in match - n/a 1 n/a
Best bowling 2/41 1/21 7/42 5/35
Catches/stumpings 2/- -/- 59/– 4/-
Source: Cricinfo, 7 March 2013

Carlson was an all-rounder who played for Queensland between 1969–70 and 1980–81. He played two Test matches for Australia v England in 1978–79 Ashes series and four One Day Internationals against the same opponents. He was called up by Australia when most of their regular first-choice players were playing in World Series Cricket.

Career

Domestic

Carlson made his first class debut for Queensland when he was only 18, as a batsman.[1] He scored 85 in his second game[2] and began bowling as a back up bowler. He scored his first century in 1971–72[3] – the same season saw him pick up his first five wicket haul.[4]

In 1973 he played a season of cricket in the Lancashire League for Bacup.[5] He scored 686 runs and took 64 wickets.[6][7]

In 1977/78 Carlson scored 103 against South Australia.[8] He later made 107 against Western Australia.[9]

For Queensland, he took five wickets in a first class game five times, with one ten wicket haul. He also took a five wicket haul in a one-day game.[10] He is the only Queenslander to score a century and take ten wickets in a match.[11] This feat was achieved against New South Wales in 1978–79,[12] the season where Carlson hit his peak, scoring 545 runs and taking 31 wickets.[13][14]

International

Some strong performances at the beginning of the 1978–79 season saw Carlson picked in Australia's squad for the first test.[15] He was made 12th man for that and the second test. He was dropped from the squad for the third test, although he was kept on to play a one-day international.[16]

Carlson then scored a century and took ten wickets in a game against New South Wales. He followed this with 88 against South Australia.[17]

These strong performances saw Carlson selected to play in the Australian side for the fifth and sixth tests, replacing Geoff Dymock.[18] He performed poorly in these two matches, the only tests he played. Afterwards, former Australian selector John Benaud criticised the Test selection of Carlson, supposedly as an allrounder but whose "slow, gentle mediums" and batting ability at number six was not what Australian captain Graham Yallop needed.[19]

Carlson took two Test wickets and two ODI wickets. Graham Gooch was his most popular victim. He dismissed him once in Tests (50% of wickets) and he got him out twice in ODI (100%).

Carlson was not selected for the 1979 Cricket World Cup,[20] and was never able to get back into the Australian team after the World Series Cricket players were available the following summer.

Other

In April 1978 Carlson and Ian Brayshaw represented Australia at the international indoor double wicket cricket competition in England.[21]

Post-cricket career

After cricket, Carlson worked in property and property development. At 47 he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.[22] In 2014, he was on the board of the Queensland Cricketer's Club.[23]

References
  1. "Queensland v Victoria - Sheffield Shield 1969/70 - Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane on 30th, 31st January, 1st, 2nd February 1970 (4-day match)". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. "Queensland v New South Wales - Sheffield Shield 1970/71 - Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane on 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th October 1970 (4-day match)". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. Queensland v New South Wales Sheffield Shield 1971/72 Venue - Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane on 15th, 16th, 17th, 18 October 1971
  4. "Queensland v South Australia - Sheffield Shield 1971/72 - Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane on 21st, 22nd, 23rd January 1972 (4-day match)". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. Lancashire League Matches played by Phil Carlson at CricketArchive
  6. Batting and Fielding for BACUP 1973 at CricketArchive
  7. Bowling for BACUP 1973 at CricketArchive
  8. "Carlson to the Rescue". The Canberra Times. 21 November 1977. p. 20. Retrieved 13 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Breakthrough sought by WA, Queensland". The Canberra Times. 13 February 1978. p. 1 Section: Sports Section. Retrieved 13 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "Special Bowling Performances for Queensland" Queensland Cricket Archived 10 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine accessed 14 November 2012
  11. "Top First Class All-Round Efforts", Queensland Cricket Archived 31 December 2012 at Archive.today accessed 14 November 2012
  12. Queensland v New South Wales Sheffield Shield 1978/79 Venue Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane on 5th, 6th, 7th, 8 January 1979
  13. First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Phil Carlson at CricketArchive
  14. First-class Bowling in Each Season by Phil Carlson at CricketArchive
  15. "Yallop will captain inexperienced team". The Canberra Times. 23 November 1978. p. 38. Retrieved 13 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. "Border, Higgs replace Cosier and Carlson". The Canberra Times. 22 December 1978. p. 18. Retrieved 13 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  17. "Little help for Australian selectors yesterday". The Canberra Times. 20 January 1979. p. 44. Retrieved 13 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  18. "Wright and Carlson in fifth Test team". The Canberra Times. 22 January 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 13 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  19. Benaud, J. "The second-rate eleven", Australian Cricket, March 1979, p. 9.
  20. "Cup squad surprises". The Canberra Times. 7 April 1979. p. 45. Retrieved 13 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  21. "Australia faces hard battle in Test". The Canberra Times. 5 April 1978. p. 1 Section: Sports Section. Retrieved 13 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  22. Hanlon, Peter (19 December 2014). "Phil Carlson remembers, and that's enough". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  23. Qld Cricketers Club Committee Archived 16 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 19 July 2014
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