Who is Glenn Phillips? Know About His Relationships, Family, Career, Stats and More

Glenn Phillips is a professional cricketer from New Zealand who has stunned the world quite a few times with his unbelievable catches and athletic fielding abilities. He is one of the most dangerous fielders in international cricket right now. Moreover, he's a fierce power-hitter, other than being an amazing fielder. He also possesses decent wicket-keeping and bowling skills. It's almost like he can do anything that's related to cricket. He is an all-rounder in the truest sense. With his exploits in the game across formats, and especially in T20 cricket, he has established himself as an irreplaceable feature of the Kiwi squad.

Glenn Phillips Biography

Glenn Phillips was born on 6th December 1996, in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. He is actually of South African descent, but moved to New Zealand at a very early age. He started playing for Otago here and quickly rose up the ranks. Glenn Phillips' education in New Zealand took place at the Sacred Heart College in Auckland.

Glenn Phillips Religion & Caste

As mentioned in several sources, Glenn Phillips follows Christianity. As far as his caste is concerned, he is of South African descent, living in New Zealand, and both cultures don't have the concept of the caste system.

Glenn Phillips Family

Glenn Phillips has managed to keep most of his personal life out of the limelight. Therefore, very little information is available on his family on public sites. However, we do know that he comes from a cricket-oriented family. His family has his two parents, one brother, and one sister.

Glenn Phillips Father

Glenn Phillips' father's name is Roland Phillips, and he's of South African descent. He moved to New Zealand with his family when Glenn was very young. Apart from all this, nothing is available on his father.

Glenn Phillips Mother

Glenn Phillips' mother's name is Pam Van Vuuren Phillips. She has always been supportive of his career. Nothing more is mentioned about her in any official record.

Glenn Phillips Brother

Glenn Phillips does have a brother named Dale Phillips, who is also a professional cricketer, just like his brother. He has represented the New Zealand Under-19 team. Both brothers have been making their family proud by excelling at the sport.

Glenn Phillips Sister

Glenn Phillips also has a sister named Jessica Phillips Grobbelaar, but she's not a cricketer. Unlike her brothers, she is a lawyer, bringing diversity to the family's professional pool. She is also married, and her husband's name is Donovan Grobbelaar.

Glenn Phillips Instagram

Glenn Phillips has an Instagram account under the handle @glennphillips236, where he has 612k+ followers. He regularly posts photos and updates of his personal and professional life on the platform.

Glenn Phillips Twitter

Glenn Phillips also has an X account as well, where he has over 4.7k followers. His X handle is @glenndominic159. Glenn Phillips is not that active on X; however, he is followed by the official X account of Sunrisers Hyderabad and the New Zealand cricket board.

Glenn Phillips Facebook

Glenn Phillips has a Facebook account under the handle Glenn Phillips, which currently has 934 friends. However, he doesn't seem to be active on the platform, as he hasn't posted anything since 2023.

Glenn Phillips Jersey Number

Glenn Phillips has been seen donning the 23-number jersey for New Zealand in international cricket across formats (Tests, ODIs, and T20Is). He also sports the same number jersey in almost all of the Leagues he has participated in.

Glenn Phillips Relationships

Glenn Phillips is married to Kate Victoria, whom he dated for quite some time before tying the knot in 2023. His life feels more complete post his marriage to Kate, and the player has never been happier.

Glenn Phillips Wife

Glenn Phillips wife, Kate Victoria, has been a constant source of emotional stability for the cricketer, and she seems to be his biggest cheerleader in life. After dating for some time, the couple exchanged vows in a private ceremony on February 10th, 2023.

Glenn Phillips Net Worth & Salary

Glenn Phillips commands a very important position in the Kiwi setup. He's adept at almost everything that is related to cricket. He is the most complete cricketer active right now. Therefore, he must be getting paid according to his calibre. Since there is no exact estimation of his net worth anywhere, we have to make an educated guess about his total wealth.

His Central Contract with NZC is worth NZD 200k–600k/year, and his match earnings are around USD 300k–400k/year. Moreover, his IPL salary from 2022-24 was ₹1.5 Crore/year with Sunrisers Hyderabad, and in 2025, the Gujarat Titans bought him for ₹2 Crore. So, his total IPL earnings are ₹6.5 Crore. From all of this information, we can safely deduce that Glenn Phillips net worth is around 2 million USD (approx. INR 16 Cr).

Glenn Phillips Career

Glenn Phillips career in international cricket started on 17 February 2017 in the New Zealand vs South Africa T20I match at Auckland. He then had to wait three years for a Test call-up. He made his Test debut on 3rd January 2020 in the Australia vs New Zealand match at Sydney. He finally made his ODI debut on 10 July 2022 in the Ireland vs New Zealand match at Dublin.

International Career

Glenn Phillips has amassed 728 runs from 27 Test innings (15 matches) at an average of 33.09 with a top score of 87. He also has 5 fifties in the format. In ODIs, he has scored 1,112 runs from 36 innings (44 matches) at an average of 39.71 with a highest score of 106 not out. He also has a century and 5 fifties in the format. Furthermore, he has scored a total of 1,929 runs from 74 T20I innings (83 matches) at an average of 31.11 with a top score of 108. He also has 2 centuries and 10 fifties in the format.

With the ball, he has 31 wickets from 19 Test innings at an average of 31.06 with a best bowling performance of 5/45. From ODIs, he has clinched 16 scalps from 29 innings at an average of 46.06 with a best figure of 3/37. He has taken only 6 wickets from 13 T20I innings at an average of 26.16 with a top figure of 3/6.

Other Leagues Career

In Major League Cricket (MLC), where Glenn Phillips is currently playing for the Washington Freedom, he has 137 runs in 9 matches at an average of 17.12 with a high score of 47. He also has 9 fours and 7 sixes from the league. In the Indian Premier League (IPL), he has scored just 65 runs from 8 matches at an average of 9.28 with a top score of 25. He also has 3 boundaries and 6 maximums from the tournament. Furthermore, he has scored a total of 1,577 runs from 48 CPL innings (49 matches) at an average of 35.04 with a high score of 103. He also has a century, 10 fifties, 125 fours, and 86 sixes.

He has also played county cricket in leagues like the Men's 100 and Vitality Blast. He has scored 395 runs from 21 innings (24 matches) at an average of 21.94 with a top score of 80 in the Men's 100. He also has 2 fifties, 27 fours, and 22 sixes from the tournament. In the Vitality Blast, he has scored 840 runs from 25 matches at an average of 44.21 with a best score of 94 not out. He has also 7 fifties, 55 fours, and 53 sixes from the tournament.

Glenn Phillips Achievements & Awards

Glenn Phillips has been nothing short of phenomenal since his international debut. He made his T20I debut in 2017, his Test debut in 2020, and his ODI debut in 2022. In 2020, he hit the fastest T20I Century by a New Zealander. Then two years later, he reached the 1000+ T20I Runs milestone and also became the top performer for New Zealand in the T20 World Cup that year. In 2024, he became the Vitality Blast Impact Player for his consistent performances that season.