Phillip was born in Grand Fond, in Dominica's Saint David Parish.
[1] He made his senior Windward Islands debut at the age of 19, playing in the 1997–98 Red Stripe Bowl (a limited-overs competition).
[3] Selected as a reserve for Ridley Jacobs, he did not play in any of the international matches on tour, but did feature in a number of games against English county teams.
[3] However, he continued to play regional one-day cricket for another two seasons, representing the Northern Windward Islands in the 2001–02 Red Stripe Bowl and the Rest of Windward Islands team in the 2002–03 Red Stripe Bowl.
[2] Phillip briefly returned to top-level West Indian cricket in 2006, when he represented the Dominican national team at the Stanford 20/20.