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Graham Dilley

Graham Dilley
Personal information
Full name Graham Roy Dilley
Born (1959-05-18)18 May 1959
Dartford, Kent, England
Died 5 October 2011(2011-10-05) (aged 52)
Leicester, England
Nickname Dill, Picca
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Right arm fast
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 483) 14 December 1979 v Australia
Last Test 11 July 1989 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 51) 28 November 1979 v West Indies
Last ODI 21 May 1988 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years Team
1987–1992 Worcestershire
1985–1986 Natal
1977–1986 Kent
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODI FC LA
Matches 41 36 234 207
Runs scored 521 114 2339 675
Batting average 13.35 11.40 14.71 11.25
100s/50s -/2 -/- -/4 -/-
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 - 34 2
10 wickets in match - n/a 3 -
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) was an English cricketer, whose main role was as a fast bowler. He played first-class cricket for Kent and Worcestershire, and appeared in 41 test matches and 36 ODIs for England. He is perhaps best remembered for his tail-end batting with Ian Botham in England's second innings at Headingley in 1981, reaching his Test highest score of 56 in an eighth-wicket partnership of 117 in 80 minutes. This helped England to beat Australia despite following on and being quoted as 500-1 outsiders.

Cricket correspondent Colin Bateman, commenting on his effectiveness, noted, "... when it all worked, it worked beautifully".

Dilley was born and raised in Dartford, Kent, England, attended Dartford High School. and played his early cricket for Dartford Cricket Club at Hesketh Park. He trained as a diamond cutter in Hatton Garden before embarking on a cricketing career with Kent County Cricket Club. He played for the Kent Second XI in 1976, aged 17.

He was married and divorced twice. Kent cricketer Graham Johnson was a brother-in-law. He had four children, including Chris Pennell, vice captain of Worcester Warriors rugby team. His youngest son, Jonathan, has also represented Gloucestershire Second XI as a Left Arm Orthodox Spin Bowler.


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