Graham Dilley

[Gangster Octopus]

Has died.

[E10 Rifle]

Graham Dilley

Sad and sudden news. Didn't know he was ill.

A decent bowler, who'll inevitably be largely remembered for Headingley 81. And thanks to The Horse for posting up this catch on Twitter.

[Gerontophile]

Graham Dilley

Oh. Really?

Thats a little sad. He was up the other end in '81 and I will always remember his run up...

Bugger. He will be missed, and he will always be remembered, even if only by this post.

(He had 10 to 2 feet, if I recall... and he would pound the ground on the run-up... and already, the batters were shit scared.)

[ursus arctos]

Graham Dilley

As E10 said, terribly sad and brutally sudden.

He was younger than I am. Yikes.

RIP

[Wyatt Earp]

Graham Dilley

Ah, no.

[Etienne]

Graham Dilley

I liked the title of his autobiography - "Swings and Roundabouts".

Sad.

[Sits]

Graham Dilley

Poor man.

One of those players I grew up watching, a dashing bowler and looked like a decent character.

How tragic, RIP.

[longeared]

Graham Dilley

Always associate him with one of the most dreadfully titled cricket books of all "Hick And Dilley Circus"

Very 80s cricketer. Great mullet, liked a pint and a fag, and overbowled on the county circuit.

[Tony C]

Graham Dilley

Very sad. RIP.

[Wyatt Earp]

Graham Dilley

longeared wrote:

Always associate him with one of the most dreadfully titled cricket books of all "Hick And Dilley Circus"

It's good, but it can't hold a candle to The Thoughts Of Trueman Now.

[adams house cat]

Graham Dilley

Very sad. A nice bloke to have a pint with and a better bowler than many realized (Ian Chappel said so).

RIP.

[Greenlander]

Graham Dilley

Apparently he played in 41 Tests and was only victorious twice.

RIP

[Jon]

Graham Dilley

Bloody hell. That's a shock and a half. And very sad too.

[Sixmartletsandaseagull]

Graham Dilley

A real shock, in fact this thread is the first news I have had of this. I once picked up his run up marker at Hove after a day watching Sussex Kent in the early 80s.

I still ape his very distinctive delivery style sometimes when bowling at the wall.

Very sad indeed. RIP

[Vicarious Thrillseeker]

Graham Dilley

I watched the 1986 Ashes series on ESPN this morning over breakfast. Graham Dilley took five wickets in the first innings of the first test in Brisbane. That set the tone for a fantastic Ashes-winning performance from a set of cricketers were given no chance by the home media.

News of his passing is very sad indeed.

[ursus arctos]

Graham Dilley

I find it amazing that you can extend a single breakfast over five five-day matches.

[Gangster Octopus]

Graham Dilley

It was a full English...

[Hamish! Dougal!]

Graham Dilley

The 4th test only lasted 3 days. I'm sure that helped.

[hobbes]

Graham Dilley

Maybe he was moving at a significant percentage of light speed.