Dennis Lillie

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Dennis Lillie
Personal information
Full name
Dennis John Lillie
Born (1945-10-28) 28 October 1945 (age 78)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died(2022-03-04)4 March 2022
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg-break
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1965/66–1981/82Queensland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 17
Runs scored 135
Batting average 8.43
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 29
Balls bowled 2,674
Wickets 33
Bowling average 51.06
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/48
Catches/stumpings 6/-
Source: CricketArchive, 22 October 2011

Dennis John Lillie (born 28 October 1945) is a former Australian cricketer. A leg spin bowler he played in the Queensland state team 17 times between 1966 and 1981.[1] He was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane.[2]

Lillie's career partly overlapped with that of Australian fast bowler and ICC Cricket Hall of Fame inductee Dennis Lillee.[3] The two similarly, but not exactly, named players never appeared together in the starting lineups of the same game, however Lillie was twelfth man in a Queensland v Western Australia Sheffield Shield game during the 1980–81 season, and in fact caught Lillee in the first innings of that game. The following line appears from that scorecard: DK Lillee c sub (DJ Lillie) b GS Chappell 11

In a South Australia v Queensland match in 1982, David Hookes hit four consecutive sixes, and 28 runs in an over, off Lillie’s bowling.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pramberg, Bernie (14 January 2012). "For the love of the game: Dennis Lillie". Courier Mail. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ^ Mason, James (2011). Churchie: The Centenary Register. Brisbane, Australia: The Anglican Church Grammar School. ISBN 978-0-646-55807-3.
  3. ^ "Live Cricket Scores & News International Cricket Council".
  4. ^ "The Home of CricketArchive".

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