Philip Anthony Slocombe (born 6 September 1954) is a retired English cricketer who played for Somerset throughout his career. He was a right-handed opening batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. He was part of the NatWest Trophy winning team of 1983.
Career
Born 6 September 1954 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, Slocombe was educated at Millfield School, Slocombe was part of the Somerset Second XI team at the age of 14.[1] He made his first-class debut against Sussex in May 1975, scoring 61 not out batting at number seven.[2] In only his third County Championship match for Somerset, he made his maiden century while playing against Gloucestershire.[3] A further century while opening the second innings against Nottinghamshire[4] helped him become Somerset's first batsman to score 1,000 runs in his first full season.[1]
By the third game of the 1976 County Championship season, Slocombe was opening the batting with Brian Rose. He continued to open the batting for the majority of his career, forging a lasting partnership with Rose. He found it difficult to replicate his success of the 1975 season, only achieving 1,000 runs in a season once more in 1978.[9]
Later life
Since retiring from cricket, Slocombe worked as an antiques dealer in Texas,[1] and later as patron of a country house hotel in Brittany.[1] He is married to Susan.[1] Since 1995 he has been CEO of his own company, The Rare and Fine Wine Company, based in London.[10][11]