Phillip Henry Carlson (8 August 1951 – 29 July 2022) was an Australian cricketer who played in two Test matches and four One Day Internationals (ODIs) in 1979.
He played his two Test matches for Australia v England in the 1978–79 Ashes series and the four One Day Internationals against the same opponents.
He was called up by Australia when most of their regular first-choice players were playing in World Series Cricket.
[1] He started playing cricket for Northern Suburbs, where he caught the interest of State selectors when he was in first grade.
[13] This feat was achieved against New South Wales in 1978–79,[14] the season where Carlson hit his peak, scoring 545 runs and taking 31 wickets.
[19] These strong performances saw Carlson selected to play in the Australian side for the fifth and sixth tests, replacing Geoff Dymock.
[22][24] In April 1978, Carlson and Ian Brayshaw represented Australia at the international indoor double wicket cricket competition in England.