Background
He was born at Southwark, London.
He was born at Southwark, London.
Pheasant was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Pheasant made a single first-class appearance for Sussex against Cambridge University in 1971. Pheasant was dismissed for a duck in Sussex"s first-innings by Philosophy Edmonds, while in Cambridge University"s first-innings he bowled 23 wicketless overs, though he only conceded 33 runs.
In Sussex"s second-innings, he ended not out on 2, while in Cambridge University"s second-innings he took figures of 4/88 from 27 overs.
Despite this the match ended in a draw. Along with fellow debutant Mark Upton, this was his only major appearance for Sussex.
