An explosive batter right at the top, Salt won a scholarship to play cricket at Reed school, which motivated him to give up football and pursue cricket as a future career.... continue reading. Philip Dean Salt (born 28 August 1996) is a Welsh professional cricketer who plays internationally for England [a] and domestically for Lancashire County Cricket Club, and previously for Sussex. Primarily an aggressive right-handed opening batter, [2] he sometimes keeps wicket and, less frequently, bowls right-arm off spin. [3] Salt made his international debut for England in July 2021. Born in Wales, he moved in his youth to Barbados and then to England. Salt was part of the England team ... Aggressive and consistent at the top of the order, Phil Salt is the kind of batter that can take the game away from the opposition very early. The fact that he has a strike-rate of over 164 after more than 40 T20Is for England shows just how destructive he can be. Born in Wales but raised in Barbados, Salt's interests quickly switched from football to cricket . He had watched Manchester City home and away growing up, but the move to the Caribbean inspired...
