Graham Dilley has died : Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:30 pm  

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/15185575.stm Came as a shock to me this - wasn't aware he was ill. Always an interesting character Dilley and he had real pace and could swing the ball away. I wasn't old enough to remember his heroics in 1981 (although I've seen the footage plenty of times) but when I started getting into cricket he was our premier fast bowler having picked up a lot of wickets on a NZ tour. Sad news to hear of his passing.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/15185575.stm Came as a shock to me this - wasn't aware he was ill. Always an interesting character Dilley and he had real pace and could swing the ball away. I wasn't old enough to remember his heroics in 1981 (although I've seen the footage plenty of times) but when I started getting into cricket he was our premier fast bowler having picked up a lot of wickets on a NZ tour. Sad news to hear of his passing.

Re: Graham Dilley has died : Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:40 pm  

I remember him well from the 80s. Cracking bowler and a handy lower order batsman (lefthanded even though he bowled right, IIRC)

RIP

Re: Graham Dilley has died : Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:21 pm  

sally cinnamon wrote:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/15185575.stm

Came as a shock to me this - wasn't aware he was ill.

Always an interesting character Dilley and he had real pace and could swing the ball away. I wasn't old enough to remember his heroics in 1981 (although I've seen the footage plenty of times) but when I started getting into cricket he was our premier fast bowler having picked up a lot of wickets on a NZ tour.

Sad news to hear of his passing.

Used to see him around Loughborough alot, where he was coaching, and saw no sign he was ill last time I saw him a few weeks ago so it must have been very sudden.

Sad news.

Re: Graham Dilley has died : Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:20 pm  

One of my favourite cricketer's growing up, really sad news.