Philip Simon Gerrans (born 14 October 1959) is an Australian academic and philosopher, and a former first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Philip Simon Gerrans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 October 1959 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 July 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education and cricket career
editGerrans was born in Melbourne and attended Daramalan College in Canberra and the Australian National University.[1] He played several matches for the Australian Capital Territory cricket team in the 1980s, including matches against Test touring teams from New Zealand, Sri Lanka and the West Indies.[2]
Gerrans studied philosophy, politics and economics as a mature student in England at Worcester College at the University of Oxford.[3] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1990 and 1991, making eleven appearances.[4] He scored 130 runs in his eleven matches, at an average of 14.44 and a high score of 39.[5] With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 14 wickets at a bowling average of 66.14, with best figures of 3 for 86.[6] He also made a single first-class appearance for a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities team against the touring New Zealanders in 1990,[4] taking three wickets.[7]
Philosophy career
editAfter graduating from Oxford, Gerrans returned to Australia where he studied for his doctorate at the Australian National University under the supervision of Frank Jackson and Philip Pettit. Once his studies were complete, Gerrans moved into academia. He is a philosophy professor at the University of Adelaide and an associate of the Swiss Center for Affective Sciences.[3]
Gerrans has published more than 50 research papers, with a particular interest in what psychological disorder reveals about the mind.[3] He is also the author of the book The Measure of Madness: Philosophy of Mind, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Delusional Thought (MIT Press, 2014).[8]
References
edit- ^ Wisden 1992, p. 351.
- ^ "Miscellaneous Matches played by Phil Gerrans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Dr Philip Gerrans". The University of Adelaide. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Phil Gerrans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Phil Gerrans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Phil Gerrans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Oxford and Cambridge Universities v New Zealanders, 1990". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "The Measure of Madness". MIT Press. Retrieved 29 January 2022.