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 | Rushden, Northamptonshire, England | 28 March 1939|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
edit- ^ "Sussex v Northamptonshire 1961". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire 1961". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "Remembering Mike 'Tex' Dilley". Northamptonshire CCC. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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