Tony Durley

Anthony William Durley (30 September 1933 – 1 January 1993) was an English cricketer. Durley was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Ilford, Essex.

Tony Durley
Personal information
Full name
Anthony William Durley
Born(1933-09-30)30 September 1933
Ilford, Essex
Died1 January 1993(1993-01-01) (aged 59)
Luton, Bedfordshire
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1957Essex
1960–1976Bedfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 5 6
Runs scored 38 140
Batting average 4.75 23.33
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 16 75
Catches/stumpings 3/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 September 2011

Durley made his first-class debut for Essex against Derbyshire in the 1957 County Championship. He made four further first-class appearances in what would be his only season in first-class cricket.[1] He struggled in these five matches, scoring 38 runs at an average of 4.75, with a high score of 16.[2]

He joined Bedfordshire in 1960, making his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1960 to 1976, making 96 Minor Counties Championship appearances.[3] He made his List A debut for the county against Northamptonshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made five further List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1973 Gillette Cup.[4] In his six List A matches, he scored 140 runs at an average of 23.33, with a high score of 75.[5] This score, which was his only List A fifty, came against Lancashire in 1973.[6]

He died on New Year's Day in 1993 at Luton, Bedfordshire.

References
  1. "First-Class Matches played by Tony Durley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Tony Durley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  3. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Tony Durley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  4. "List A Matches played by Tony Durley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  5. "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Tony Durley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  6. "List A Matches played by Tony Durley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
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