Graham Dilley

Graham Dilley
Personal information
Full name
Graham Roy Dilley
Born(1959-05-18)18 May 1959
Dartford, Kent, England
Died5 October 2011(2011-10-05) (aged 52)
Leicester, England
NicknameDill, Picca
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 483)14 December 1979 v Australia
Last Test11 July 1989 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 51)28 November 1979 v West Indies
Last ODI21 May 1988 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1977–1986Kent
1985/86Natal
1987–1992Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 41 36 234 207
Runs scored 521 114 2,339 675
Batting average 13.35 11.40 14.71 11.25
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 0/4 0/0
Top score 56 31* 81 37*
Balls bowled 8,192 2,043 34,418 10,438
Wickets 138 48 648 279
Bowling average 29.76 26.89 26.84 22.92
5 wickets in innings 6 0 34 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 3 0
Best bowling 6/38 4/23 7/63 5/29
Catches/stumpings 10/– 4/– 75/– 40/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 November 2008

Graham Roy Dilley (18 May 1959 – 5 October 2011)[1][2] was an English international cricketer, whose main role was as a fast bowler. He played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club and Worcestershire County Cricket Clubs, and appeared in 41 Test matches and 36 One Day International (ODIs) for the England cricket team.

Dilley is perhaps best remembered for his tail-end batting with Ian Botham in England's second innings against Australia at Headingley in 1981, reaching his highest Test score of 56 in an eighth-wicket partnership of 117 runs.[3][4]

  1. ^ Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 51. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
  2. ^ Cricinfo.com
  3. ^ "Graham Dilley: Cricketer best remembered for his exploits in the England side of 1981". The Independent. London. 6 October 2011.
  4. ^ Wilson, Andy (5 October 2011). "England bowler and hero of Headingley Graham Dilley dies aged 52". The Guardian. London.