[Archived] Graham Dilley RIP

[ABBEY]

So young 52 , used to love watch him bowl and who can forget the ashes!

[jim mk2]

So young 52 , used to love watch him bowl and who can forget the ashes!

Good fast bowler for England, took more than 130 Test wickets at an average of about 29.

Ironically, will probably be best remembered for his batting in the eighth wicket partnership of 117 with Botham in the epic Ashes Test at Headingley in 1981. Best Test match I have ever seen.

[ABBEY]

Made beefy the legend he is today.

[Neil Weaver]

Good fast bowler for England, took more than 130 Test wickets at an average of about 29.

Ironically, will probably be best remembered for his batting in the eighth wicket partnership of 117 with Botham in the epic Ashes Test at Headingley in 1981. Best Test match I have ever seen.

He outscored Botham for a lot of that partnership didn't he?

[Nate]

WACA Ground 1979 'Lillee c Willey b Dilley'.

[3rdpillar]

"The batssmans Holding the bowlers Willie" anothe quote from that era.

[T4E]

"The batssmans Holding the bowlers Willie" anothe quote from that era.

Other way round, and probably never said.

[Hanks]

Other way round, and probably never said.

"The bowler's Holding the batsman's Willey."

try this link http://www.johnners.com/goofs.html , it was said by Brian Johnson when describing Michael Holding bowling to Peter Willey. It occurred in the 1976 Oval Test match between England and the West Indies.

[T4E]

It's been debated for a long time.

[ABBEY]

I remember him saying about botham he got his leg over (stumps) and just couldn't commentate for laughing in fits!