Dennis Lillee

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Dennis Lillee
Player information
Surname Dennis Keith Lillee
Born July 18, 1949 (age 71)
Subiaco , Perth , Australia
height 1.82 m
Batting style Right-hand batsman
Bowling style Right-arm almost
Player role bowler
International games
National team Australia
Test debut 29 January 1971 v  England
Last test 2 January 1984 v Pakistan
ODI debut 24 August 1972 v England
Last ODI June 18, 1983 v  West Indies
National teams
Years team
1988 Northamptonshire
1987-1988 Tasmania
1969-1984 Western Australia
Career statistics
Game form test ODIs FC List A
Games 70 63 198 102
Runs (total) 905 240 2,337 382
Batting average 13.71 9.23 13.90 8.68
100s / 50s 0/1 0/0 0/2 0/0
Highscore 73 * 42 * 73 * 42 *
Balls 18,467 3,593 44,806 5678
Wickets 355 103 882 165
Bowling Average 23.92 20.82 23.46 19.75
5 wickets in innings 23 1 50 1
10 wickets in play 7th n / A 13 n / A
Best bowling performance 7/83 5/34 8/29 5/34
Catches / stumpings 23 / - 67 / - 67 / - 17 / -
Source: CricketArchive , January 14, 2009
Dennis Lillee statue

Dennis Keith Lillee MBE (born July 18, 1949 in Subiaco , Western Australia ) is a retired Australian cricketer . He is considered to be one of the best bowlers in the history of Australian cricket. In 1973 he was named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year . In 2000 he was elected to the Australian Team of the Century by the Australian Cricket Board .

Career

Dennis Lillee took part in 70 test matches during his career for Australia , in which he achieved a total of 355 wickets . He had his first test run in 1971 against England in Adelaide. In a test against the team of the West Indies he scored his 310th Testwicket on December 27, 1981 , breaking the record held by Lance Gibbs . Dennis Lillee's last appearance in a test was in January 1984 in Sydney against Pakistan . He also played 63 One-Day International Cricket Matches (ODIs) for Australia, in which he scored a total of 103 wickets . This made him the first cricketer ever to score 100 wickets at ODIs. With the Australian team, Lillee also took part in two cricket world championships ( 1975 and 1983 ).

Honors and miscellaneous

Dennis Lillee was named Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1981 . In December 2009 he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. Even after the end of his career, he remained connected to cricket. In 2004 he was elected President of the Western Australian Cricket Association.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ a b c Dennis Lillee ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  2. ↑ West Indies tour of Australia, 1981/82 ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  3. ^ Dennis Lillee - Hall of Famers ( English ) ICC Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  4. ^ Search Australian Honors ( English ) Australian Government. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  5. ↑ Dennis Lillee inducted into ICC Hall of Fame ( English ) Times of India. December 17, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  6. ↑ Lillee honored by WACA presidency ( English ) ABC News. September 30, 2004. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Lillee, Dennis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lillee, Dennis Keith
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian cricketer
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Subiaco ( Western Australia )