Michael Dilley (English cricketer)
Michael Reginald Dilley (28 March 1939 – 19 August 2023) was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire from 1957 to 1963.
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| Full name | Michael Reginald Dilley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 1939 Rushden, Northamptonshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 August 2023 (aged 84) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Tex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1957 to 1963 | Northamptonshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 August 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
- "Sussex v Northamptonshire 1961". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- "Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire 1961". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- "Remembering Mike 'Tex' Dilley". Northamptonshire CCC. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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