Phil Tufnell
England
Personal information
Full name	Philip Clive Roderick Tufnell
Nickname	Tuffers, The Cat, Two Sugars
Born	29 April 1966 (1966-04-29) (age 42)
	Barnet, England
Role	Bowler, commentator, author
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Slow left arm orthodox
International information
Test debut (cap 547)	26 December 1990: v Australia
Last Test	23 August 2001: v Australia
ODI debut (cap 111)	7 December 1990: v New Zealand
Last ODI	20 February 1997: v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1986 – 2002	Middlesex
1990	MCC
Career statistics
	Tests	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	42	20	316	93
Runs scored	153	15	2066	125
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100s/50s	0/0	0/0	0/1	0/0
Top score	22*	5*	67*	18
Balls bowled	11288	1020	76934	4663
Wickets	121	19	1057	103
Bowling average	37. In Cricket, not out is a term used on scorecards to signify that a Batsman has not been dismissed when the Innings is finished In Cricket, not out is a term used on scorecards to signify that a Batsman has not been dismissed when the Innings is finished In Cricket, not out is a term used on scorecards to signify that a Batsman has not been dismissed when the Innings is finished A delivery or ball in Cricket is a single action of Bowling a Cricket ball towards the Batsman. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 68	36. 78	29. 35	32. 30
5 wickets in innings	5	0	53	1
10 wickets in match	2	n/a	6	n/a
Best bowling	7/47	4/22	8/29	5/28
Catches/stumpings	12/–	4/–	106/–	17/–
As of 3 January 2008 Source: [1]

Philip ("Phil") Clive Roderick "Tuffers" Tufnell (born April 29, 1966 in Barnet) is a television personality and former English cricketer. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during For other uses see Stump (disambiguation Stump is a term used in the Sport of Cricket where has three different meanings Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. High Barnet or Chipping Barnet is a place in the London Borough of Barnet in North London, England. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries

Early life

Tufnell went to Highgate School where his cricketing prowess was recognised and he was appointed captain of the Junior School's First XI despite the fact he was not yet in the top year. Sir Roger Cholmeley's School at Highgate (Highgate School is a British Independent School in London England On leaving Highgate he attended, and played cricket for, Southgate School. Southgate School is a Secondary school in the London Borough of Enfield.

Cricket career

A graph showing Tufnell's test career bowling statistics and how they have varied over time.

As a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler he played 42 Tests and 20 One Day Internationals for England between 1990 and 2001, and 316 first-class matches, mainly for Middlesex. Left-arm orthodox spin is a style of bowling in the sport of Cricket. Muralijpg|thumb|250px|right|The world's leading off-spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan sends down a delivery]] A bowler in the Sport of Cricket is usually Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county

Tufnell was occasionally inspired with the ball, taking 11-93 against Australia at the Oval in 1997 (for which he won the Man of the Match award after England won by 19 runs) and seven wickets in an innings against the West Indies at the Oval in 1990, but he took his 121 Test wickets with a bowling average of 37. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. The Oval PavilionJPG|250px|right|thumb|The Members Pavilion]] The Oval is an international Cricket ground in Kennington, London Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar In Sport, a man of the match or player of the game or man of the series award is given to the outstanding player almost always the one who makes the most The Oval PavilionJPG|250px|right|thumb|The Members Pavilion]] The Oval is an international Cricket ground in Kennington, London Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 68 across his whole Test career. Mark Waugh theorised that "if you attack him, he can go on the defensive, and it puts him off his game. Mark Edward Waugh, AM (born June 2 1965 in Canterbury New South Wales) is a former Australian Cricketer who represented Australia in Test matches " ^[1] According to Michael Parkinson, a British talk show host, "at the age of nine he was opening the bowling and the batting for his club's junior team. Sir Michael Parkinson, CBE (born March 28 1935) is an English broadcaster and Journalist. " It can be assumed that his bowling developed much more than his batting (he averaged 5. 09 in Test cricket). His batting might have been better had he not developed the habit of moving his back foot away from the wicket as the ball was bowled, making it harder for him to get in line with the ball (this was pointed out by Cricket commentator Simon Hughes on Channel 4). Simon Peter Hughes (born 20 December 1959, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey) is an English Cricketer and Journalist Parkinson also believes that his "ordinary fielding made him a luxury in the view of the. . . (English cricket) management (circa August 1996). " ^[2] However his fielding did improve during his career. He was nicknamed "The Cat" due to his propensity to be found sleeping in the dressing room. He also acquired the nickname "Two Sugars" due to his well known love of tea. Tea refers to the cured agricultural product of the leaves leaf buds and internodes of Camellia sinensis, which have been prepared and cured for the market According to England teammate Michael Atherton, Tufnell smoked more than occasionally ^[3]

During his illustrious career spanning over a decade with Middlesex, Tufnell took more than 1,000 first class wickets in the English game, a feat only achieved in the modern era by Andrew Caddick, Phillip DeFreitas and Martin Bicknell. Michael Andrew Atherton, OBE (born March 23, 1968, in Failsworth Lancashire, England) is a broadcaster journalist and retired Andrew' ("Andy" Richard Caddick' (born 21 November 1968 is a domestic and former international fast-medium bowler. Phillip Anthony Jason "Daffy" DeFreitas (born 18 February 1966 in Scotts Head, Dominica) was an England Cricketer Martin Paul Bicknell (born 14 January 1969 in Guildford, Surrey) is a former English Cricketer He played only four

His autobiography What Now ? ISBN 0002188163 was published in 1999.

Television and radio career

Tufnell retired from professional cricket before the 2003 season in order to participate in the "reality television" show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! and was a team captain on the sports quiz show They Think It's All Over until 2005. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary I'm a Celebrity Get Me out of Here! is a Reality television show in which celebrities live in jungle conditions with few creature comforts and have to earn They Think It's All Over was a British Comedy Panel game with a sporting theme produced by TalkbackTHAMES and shown on BBC One In 2004, he made two guest appearances in UK Soap opera Family Affairs. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " For the American sitcom of similar name see Family Affair. See also Family Affair (disambiguation. He also co-presented the game show Simply the Best that year. Simply the Best was a Game show broadcast on the UK terrestrial network ITV in 2004. Tufnell also co-authored a humorous book called 'Phil Tufnell's' A To Z of Cricket' with cricket journalist Adam Hathaway. ^[4]

In 2006, at the Allan Border Medal ceremony, Tufnell made an appearance and gave a long, humorous speech aimed at poking fun at the Aussies after their recent loss in the 2005 Ashes series. The Allan Border Medal is considered to be the biggest individual prize in Australian Cricket. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. The 2005 Ashes series was that year's edition of the long-standing and storied Cricket rivalry between England and Australia. Unfortunately, these digs were taken a little too seriously by Ricky Ponting, who failed to see the fun in Tufnell's speech. Ricky Thomas Ponting (born 19 December 1974 is a professional Australian Cricketer and current captain of the Australian cricket team in One Day International

Tufnell makes occasional appearances as a summariser on BBC Radio's Test Match Special. Test Match Special (known as TMS) is a radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 ( Long wave) Five Live Sports Extra ( Tufnell is now taking on Matt Dawson and his guests as a team captain on on the BBC panel show A Question of Sport. Matthew James Sutherland "Daws" Dawson MBE (born 31 October 1972 in Birkenhead) is a now retired English Rugby union A Question of Sport is a long-running BBC Quiz show which started on 5 January 1970 and continues to this day

He makes regular appearances as a reporter on BBCs The One Show

Tufnell is appearing in one of the teams on BBCs Sport Relief Does The Apprentice

On April 12th, 2008, Tufnell and his wife Dawn were guests on the ITV show All Star Mr & Mrs ^[5]

Personal life

Tufnell's first marriage to Alison Squires ended in 1989, she later became a prostitute. The One Show is a topical magazine-style television programme broadcast on weekdays at 658pm on BBC One. Sport Relief Does The Apprentice was a Celebrity version of the British Reality television series The Apprentice, Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent He has two daughters; Ellie, 16, with ex-girlfriend Jane McElvoy, and six year old Poppy with ex- wife Lisa Bar. He is now married to wife Dawn. ^[6]

Controversy

Parkinson admits that "the prejudice against Phil Tufnell [was] deep seated. " ^[2] Tufnell's sporadic appearances during the mid-1990s may have also been due to his "tantrums on the field". ^[2]

Tufnell was charged by the police with assault on a girlfriend. [2]

References

External links

• Cricinfo Player Profile : Phil Tufnell
• Article in the Scotsman newspaper on the cricket player