Phil Mustard

Philip Mustard (born 8 October 1982) is an English cricketer who most recently played for Gloucestershire and has also represented England. Mustard is a left-handed batsman and wicketkeeper, with a style likened to that of Australia's Adam Gilchrist.^[1] Following success for Durham with both gloves and bat, averaging 49.61,^[1] and after an injury to England's keeper Matt Prior during the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship, Mustard was called up to the England squad to face Sri Lanka in the winter ODI series.^[1] He was named captain of Durham in May 2010.

Phil Mustard

Personal information
Full name	Philip Mustard
Born	(1982-10-09) 9 October 1982 (age 42) Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Nickname	Colonel
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium
Role	Wicket-keeper
Relations	Chris Rushworth (cousin) Haydon Mustard (son)
International information
National side	England (2007–2008)
ODI debut (cap 205)	1 October 2007 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	23 February 2008 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.	52
T20I debut (cap 36)	5 February 2008 v New Zealand
Last T20I	7 February 2008 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000–2003	Durham Cricket Board
2002–2016	Durham (squad no. 19)
2011/12	Mountaineers
2012–2013	Barisal Burners
2012/13	Auckland
2015	→ Lancashire (on loan)
2016	→ Gloucestershire (on loan)
2017	Gloucestershire (squad no. 19)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 10 2 210 205 Runs scored 233 60 8,700 5,484 Batting average 23.30 30.00 30.41 30.63 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 7/52 7/34 Top score 83 40 130 143 Balls bowled – – 127 – Wickets – – 1 – Bowling average – – 150.00 – 5 wickets in innings – – 0 – 10 wickets in match – – 0 – Best bowling – – 1/9 – Catches/stumpings 9/2 0/0 670/19 214/48
Source: CricketArchive, 29 September 2017

Personal life

With partner Louise he has two sons. Mustard was educated at Usworth Comprehensive, and is a keen football fan who played at Manchester United until aged 13, and then Middlesbrough FC until aged 15, and he continues to play during the winter months.^[2] His nickname, "Colonel", stems from the suspect Colonel Mustard from the murder-mystery board game Cluedo.^[3] His brother Alan Mustard plays for Chester-le-Street CC at Ropery Lane and helped the side win the 45-over National Knockout Competition in 2009 defeating Spencer CC from London in the final at The County Ground in Derby.

International career

Mustard first played for England in the U-19 squad, beginning his cricket career in 2000.^[2] He began first-class cricket in 2002 and Twenty20 in 2003 for Durham. During the English winter in 2003, Mustard travelled to Hobart in Tasmania, Australia. He played for the Glenorchy Cricket Club, as well as helping and coaching young and upcoming players. During 2007, he scored nearly 1000 first-class runs and won two trophies. He scored a fast 49 off 38 balls to secure a victory for Durham in September, before being given out lbw. Subsequent replays revealed that the ball would have missed the stumps, however Mustard's appeals to be allowed to continue were controversially turned down by umpire Ian Gould.^[4] Nevertheless, Mustard's 2007 season earned him a call-up to the England side to replace the injured Prior for England's tour of Sri Lanka at the end of 2007. Mustard received much support for his international call-up, Shane Warne rated Mustard as "the best one-day wicketkeeper-batsman in England" and, along with Paul Collingwood, likened him to Gilchrist in ability.^[2] Durham chief executive David Harker stated that Mustard deserved to be called up, stating that his 2007 season was "fantastic".^[5]

Mustard had a quiet start to his debut tour, opening the batting and scoring 17 in a warm-up match against a Sri Lanka Cricket XI.^[6] This was followed by a more explosive 27 from 17 balls in the first match against the full Sri Lankan team, where England fell to a 119-run defeat, Mustard making the joint-second highest score in the England innings.^[7] England won the 3rd ODI by two wickets, but Mustard only scored 14.^[8] In the 4th ODI, where England recorded their first series victory in the sub-continent since 1986–87, Mustard was caught and bowled for 19.^[9]

During England's tour of New Zealand Mustard opened the batting for the initial two Twenty20 matches. Though falling early in the first, Mustard scored a rapid 40 from 24 balls in the second,^[10] and kept wicket in a manner that Jonathan Agnew describes as "slick and unfussy."^[11] In the 4th ODI on 20 February 2008 he hit a rapid 83, his highest ODI score, as England raced to 340, in a match which was ultimately tied.^[12] His final appearance for England was in the 5th ODI, when New Zealand won the series.

References

1. "Mustard handed first England call". BBC News. 18 September 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
2. Phil Mustard at ESPNcricinfo
3. Llewellyn, David (18 August 2007). "Mustard keen to cap Durham's final debut". The Independent. Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
4. Atherton, Michael (19 August 2007). "Umpire referral rules confuse Phil Mustard". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
5. "Phil cuts the Mustard for Colly". England Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 3 April 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
6. "Bell propels England victory". ESPNcricinfo. 28 September 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
7. "Sri Lanka v England 1st ODI". BBC News. 1 October 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
8. "Sri Lanka v England 3rd ODI". BBC News. 7 October 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
9. Miller, Andrew (10 October 2007). "Collingwood's men confound expectations". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
10. "New Zealand v England Twenty20". BBC News. 7 February 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
11. Agnew, Jonathan (7 February 2008). "England take confidence from second win". BBC News. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
12. Miller, Andrew (19 February 2008). "England salvage incredible tie". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

External links

• Official Site
• Phil Mustard at ESPNcricinfo