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{{Short description|English cricketer (born 1973)}}
{{For|the Emmerdale character|Phil Weston (Emmerdale)}}
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{{Use British English|date=June 2013}}

'''William Philip Christopher Weston''' (born 16 June 1973 in [[Durham, England|Durham]]), known as '''Phil Weston''', is an English former [[cricket]]er. He was a left-handed opening batsman whose brother, [[Robin Weston|Robin]] was the youngest player for [[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]] in the club's history. His father, [[Mike Weston|Mike]], played for [[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]] between 1956 and 1973.

Weston played for [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]], [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]] and [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]] during a career which spanned 1991 - 2007. A highlight of his career was scoring a century for Gloucestershire against his former club, Worcestershire, in the 2004 final of the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/80/80399.html 2004 C&G Trophy Final]</ref>

He announced his retirement in February 2008.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/derbyshire/7221868.stm Weston announces retirement]</ref>

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==External links==
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[[Category:Gloucestershire cricketers]]
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