Philip Wight
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Philip Wight is a cricketer
Cricketer
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. The great-nephew of West Indian Test cricket
Test cricket
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er Vibart Wight, he has played for the Cayman Islands national cricket team since 2000.

Career

Philip Wight made his debut for the Cayman Islands in the 2000 Americas Championship
ICC Americas Championship
The ICC Americas Championship is a one-day cricket tournament organised by the Americas Cricket Association for non-Test national cricket teams in the Americas...

 at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club
Maple Leaf Cricket Club
The Maple Leaf Cricket Club is a cricket ground in King City, Ontario, Canada, about 30 kilometres north of Toronto. It was established in 1954 and operates a turf wicket facilitys. In 2006, it became the second ground in Canada to be approved to host One Day Internationals by the...

 in King City, Ontario
King City, Ontario
King City is an affluent, unincorporated village in King Township, Ontario, Canada, located just north of Toronto. It is the largest community in King Township, with 1,629 dwellings and a population of 4,902.-History:...

, playing against the USA. His brothers Christopher
Christopher Wight
Christopher Wight is a former cricketer from the Cayman Islands. A wicket-keeper, he played for the Cayman Islands national cricket team from 2000 to 2004.-Career:...

, David
David Wight
David Wight is a former cricketer who played for the Cayman Islands national cricket team from 2000 to 2004.-Career:...

 and Michael
Michael Wight
Michael Wight is a Cayman Islands cricketer. A right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler, he has played for the Cayman Islands national cricket team since the year 2000.-Career:...

 also made their debuts in the same match. Later in the year, he played his only List A match against Guyana
Guyana national cricket team
The Guyana cricket team is the representative first class cricket team of Guyana.It does not take part in any international competitions, but rather in inter-regional competitions in the Caribbean, such as the Carib Beer Cup and the KFC Cup, and the best players may be selected for the West Indies...

 in the Red Stripe Bowl
KFC Cup
The Regional Super 50 is the current name of the domestic one-day cricket competition in the West Indies, it was previously known as the KFC Cup until the fast food chain pulled out of sponsorship in 2008 and the WICB Cup until 2011...

.

He played in the following two Americas Championship tournaments; the 2002 event in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
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 and the 2004 event in Bermuda
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...

. In February 2005, he played in the repêchage tournament for the 2005 ICC Trophy
2005 ICC Trophy
Ireland beat Bermuda easily as Ed Joyce made 103 for the hosts in Stormont.----Denmark beat Uganda by 28 runs as Thomas Munkholt Hansen took 6 for 30 to carry Denmark to a 28-run win over Uganda in Muckamore. Denmark made 197 with Henrik Saxe Hansen making 71...

 in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
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He most recently played for the Cayman Islands in August 2006 against Canada and Argentina in the Americas Championship in King City.
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