Phil Tufnell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Phil Tufnell
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 29, 1966(1966-04-29)
Age	58
Birthplace	England
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Taurus

Phil Tufnell Biography

Phil Tufnell is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on April 29, 1966 in England, England, United Kingdom. Slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler for Middlesex from 1986–2002, averaged 37.68 during his career, later won the reality TV competition I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!.

He and comedian Joe Pasquale are both winners of the I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! reality competition.

Tufnell’s first marriage to Alison Squires ended in 1989. He has two daughters: Ellie with ex-girlfriend Jane McElvoy, and Poppy with ex-wife Lisa Bar. Tufnell’s personal life hit the headlines in 1994 when he was fined £800 after admitting assaulting his former girlfriend McElvoy, after she ended their relationship. Tufnell’s colourful lifestyle continued periodically to feature in the tabloid press.

As a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler, Tufnell played 42 Test matches and 20 One Day Internationals for England between 1990 and 2001, and 316 first-class matches, mainly for Middlesex. 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 the match (6-25 in the first innings) against the West Indies at the Oval in 1991, but he took his 121 Test wickets with a bowling average of 37.68 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”, although Waugh was Tufnell’s most frequent test victim, being dismissed a total of seven times by him, three of them bowled.

He married Dawn Brown and he has daughters named Ellie and Poppy.

Phil Tufnell Net Worth

Phil Tufnell is one of the richest Cricket Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Phil Tufnell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He attended Highgate School and trained as a quantity surveyor before abandoning the profession to pursue cricket.

He claimed to have recurring dreams in which he is a potato being chased by a pitchfork on the TV show Would I Lie to You?.

Philip Clive Roderick Tufnell (born 29 April 1966) is a former English international cricketer turned television personality. A slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he played in 42 Test matches and 20 One Day Internationals for the England cricket team, as well as playing for Middlesex County Cricket Club from 1986 to 2002. Tufnell took 121 Test match wickets and, although his Test average of 37.68 is considered high for a genuine bowler, he took over 1,000 wickets across all first-class cricket at an average of 29.35, and his personality, trademark behaviour and “great control of flight” when playing made him a popular sports personality.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Phil Tufnell Dating?

According to our records, Phil Tufnell married to Alison Squires , Dawn Brown. As of December 1, 2023, Phil Tufnell’s is not dating anyone.

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Since 2003, Tufnell has appeared as a summariser on BBC Radio’s Test Match Special. He has also hosted The Phil Tufnell Cricket Show and Tuffers and Vaughan Cricket Show on BBC Radio 5.

Facts & Trivia

Phil Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Phil Tufnell celebrates birthday on April 29 of every year.

On 12 April 2008, Tufnell and his wife Dawn appeared on the ITV game show All Star Mr & Mrs.

Is Phil Tufnell still married?

He is now married to Dawn and has a step daughter. Tufnell is the president of a cricket charity – Cricket for Change. He is also an Ambassador of UK children’s charity The Children’s Trust for children with brain injury and neurodisability.

Why is Tufnell called the cat?

Originally, he was nicknamed The Cat because he slept all day and went out all night. However, a new one needs to be found because he has had more than the regulation nine lives. Tufnell is a talented man who can do anything he puts his mind to well.

How old is Phil Tufnell?

56 years (April 29, 1966)

Was Phil Tufnell any good?

Phil is a great bowler… and a complete dickhead ‘, according to one Middlesex and England colleague. Cricket experts have said that Tufnell is a rare talent because he is a spinner with the mentality, the aggression, of a fast bowler. And you can see what they mean today.

Has Phil Tufnell stopped smoking?

Phil’s lack of success in kicking his nicotine addiction hasn’t been through want of trying. Last October he even took part in Stoptober, the national campaign to help smokers quit and pledged publicly to leave his smoking days behind him for good.