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| Full name | Gregory Charles Dyer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 March 1959 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 339) | 12 December 1986 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 12 February 1988 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 94) | 24 September 1986 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 4 February 1988 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983/84–1988/89 | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gregory Charles Dyer (born 16 March 1959) is a former New South Wales and Australian wicketkeeper. Dyer played in six Tests and 23 ODIs from 1986 to 1988, including playing in the victorious 1987 World Cup Final. He toured India in 1986 as a back-up keeper.
Dyer replaced Tim Zoehrer for only a few Tests as his international career was cut short by the emergence of Ian Healy, along with a controversial incident in a Test match against New Zealand in 1987–88. Dyer claimed to have "caught" New Zealand batsman Andrew Jones who was duly given out, although television replays showed the ball had touched the ground before being caught by Dyer.[1] He was subsequently dropped from the team two matches later and retired from first-class cricket shortly thereafter.[2]
He shares an Australian One Day International 7th-wicket partnership record with Steve Waugh.
In 2011, Dyer became the president of the Australian Cricketers' Association.[3][4][5]
- ^ Grant, Trevor (28 December 1987), Row breaks out over Dyer's catch that wasn't, The Age, retrieved 31 January 2015
- ^ "Greg Dyer: World Cup winner whose career ended following a fraudulent claim". 16 March 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Dyer takes over as ACA president". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "'Miss this opportunity and it'll put cricket back five years'". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ Hanlon, Peter (25 December 2015). "How Greg Dyer did himself out of a job with the ICC". The Age. Retrieved 23 July 2016.