Michael Dilley (English cricketer)

Michael Dilley
Personal information
Full name
Michael Reginald Dilley
Born(1939-03-28)28 March 1939
Rushden, Northamptonshire, England
Died19 August 2023(2023-08-19) (aged 84)
NicknameTex
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1957 to 1963Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 33 1
Runs scored 232 –
Batting average 10.54 –
100s/50s 0/0 –
Top score 31* –
Balls bowled 5,285 84
Wickets 80 2
Bowling average 30.88 12.00
5 wickets in innings 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 –
Best bowling 6/74 2/24
Catches/stumpings 13/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 August 2023

Michael Reginald Dilley (28 March 1939 – 19 August 2023) was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire from 1957 to 1963.

Dilley was born in Rushden, Northamptonshire. He appeared in 33 first-class matches as a right-arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed lower-order batsman. He took 80 wickets with a best performance of six for 74 against Sussex, including a hat-trick, in 1961;[1] he had also claimed a hat-trick six weeks earlier, against Nottinghamshire.[2]

After he left Northamptonshire, Dilley led Rushden Town to three titles and Irthlingborough to two in the Northamptonshire County League.[3] He ran a garden centre in Northamptonshire.[3]

Dilley died on 19 August 2023, at the age of 84.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Sussex v Northamptonshire 1961". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire 1961". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Remembering Mike 'Tex' Dilley". Northamptonshire CCC. Retrieved 20 August 2023.


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