b'39The Cecil Cooke Collection of Cricket Memorabilia248248PETER IAN PHILPOTT (1934 - 2021) AUSTRALIAN TEST PLAYER Number 234Philpotts Baggy Green Cap (with Farmers label bearing typed players name) with embroidered Australian coat-of-arms and the date 1965 attractively presented in a glazed timber case and accompanied by two books written by Philpott, the 1965-66 Test Cricket Almanac, a rare postcard size photograph of the Australian Cricketers Touring the West Indies and British Guiana - Trinidad - March 1965 and a few published articles. The timber case 65 x 35 x 11cm.Peter Philpott made his Test debut in the West Indies in 196465 and took 18 wickets (at 34.94) in the five Tests. Back home against England in the 196566 Ashes Series he took 5/90 in the first innings of the First Test at Brisbane, forcing England to follow on, but took only 8 wickets (46.37) in the first three Tests of the series and was dropped. He played for New South Wales from 195455 to 196667, and toured New Zealand with the Australian XI in 196667. His highest first-class score was 156 for NSW against Queensland in 196364. His best bowling figures were 7 for 53 against Western Australia in 196061. He captained NSW in several matches in 196364 and 196465. He played as a professional in the Lancashire League for Ramsbottom in 1955, 1959 and 1960, and for East Lancashire in 1962. He later became a prominent coach. .$6,0008,000'