RIP Graham Dilley

[BLOCK F]

Very sad,just says died after a short illness.
R.I.P.

 

[Gazwag]

Didn't he drag his toes along the ground as he was about to deliver.

Too young RIP

 

[Scoffers]

I met him a few times as he lived next door to my best man in Crawley. Lovely chap. As everyone says, far too young to die. That wonderful Headingly 1981 innings will live long in the memory. RIP

 

[vegster]

Terribly sad news, poor fella, RIP

 

[Questions]

Probably of no comfort at this time to his friends and family but to be someone that nearly all cricket fans aged from 40ish onwards would look back too as a player that was instrumental in unarguably one of the greatest and most exciting moments in English cricket is something that all close to him can be justifiably be very very proud of..

RIP

 

[Austrian Gull]

Probably of no comfort at this time to his friends and family but to be someone that nearly all cricket fans aged from 40ish onwards would look back too as a player that was instrumental in unarguably one of the greatest and most exciting moments in English cricket is something that all close to him can be justifiably be very very proud of..

RIP

You've said it perfectly, Questions.

 

[dje shoreham]

Headingley - the game we wont forget - really sad to die so young.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I got his autograph in '86 at Hove, I seem to recall. One of the first players I ever spoke to. Very sad.

Long live Lillee c Willey b Dilley

 

[Storer 68]

I got his autograph in '86 at Hove, I seem to recall. One of the first players I ever spoke to. Very sad.

Long live Lillee c Willey b Dilley

This - Aus v England at Perth 1982-3
Australia 2nd innings
JM Wiener c Randall b Underwood 58
BM Laird c †Taylor b Underwood 33
AR Border c †Taylor b Willis 115
GS Chappell* st †Taylor b Underwood 43
KJ Hughes c Miller b Botham 4
PM Toohey c †Taylor b Botham 3
RW Marsh† c Gower b Botham 4
RJ Bright lbw b Botham 12
DK Lillee c Willey b Dilley 19
G Dymock not out 20
JR Thomson b Botham 8
Extras (b 4, lb 5, w 2, nb 7) 18
Total (all out; 141.5 overs) 337

 

[brixtonA23]

Graham Dilley

Sorry if I missed a similar thread

RIP to Steve Jobs without question.
But when the world was smaller and we talked to each other more, this man was part of a legend that bears anothers name. Not only his fantastic partnership with Botham, but a catch in the deep that probably equaled that.


A summer to remember a man not to forget.