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Dennis Lillee
Australia
Personal information
Batting style Right-handed batsman
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Career statistics
Tests ODIs
Matches 70 63
Runs scored 905 240
Batting average 13. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the Sport of Cricket. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 71 9. 23
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 73* 42*
Balls bowled 18467 3593
Wickets 355 103
Bowling average 23. A delivery or ball in Cricket is a single action of Bowling a Cricket ball towards the Batsman. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 92 20. 82
5 wickets in innings 23 1
10 wickets in match 7 n/a
Best bowling 7/83 5/34
Catches/stumpings 23/0 67/0

As of 31 December 2004
Source: [1]

Dennis Keith Lillee, MBE (born July 18, 1949 in Subiaco, Western Australia) is a former Australian cricketer rated as the "outstanding fast bowler of his generation",[1] who held the world record for most Test wickets when he retired in 1984. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during For other uses see Stump (disambiguation Stump is a term used in the Sport of Cricket where has three different meanings Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Subiaco is an inner western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, situated to the north of Kings Park. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries [2] Lillee was known for his fiery temperament, 'never-say-die' attitude and popularity with the fans.

In the early part of his career Lillee was an extremely quick bowler, but a number of stress fractures in his back almost ended his career. This article is about stress fractures in bones For stress fractures in engineering see Fracture and Fatigue (material. Taking on a strict fitness regime, he fought his way back to full fitness, eventually returning to international cricket. By the time of his retirement from international cricket in 1984 he had become the then world record holder for most Test wickets (355), and had firmly established himself as one of the most recognisable and renowned Australian sportsmen of all time. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations

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Test career

Aged 20, Lillee made his first-class debut for Western Australia in 1969-70 and impressed with his raw pace. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by The Western Warriors (referred to as Retravison Warriors for sponsorship reasons are an Australian first class cricket team based in Perth, Western Australia At the end of the season, he toured New Zealand with an Australian second team and took 18 wickets at 16. 44 average. [3]

Debut

The following season, he made his Test debut in the sixth Ashes Test at Adelaide, taking 5/83 from 28. The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia. 3 eight-ball overs. In the sport of Cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession In 1971–72 against a World XI at Perth, he destroyed a powerful batting lineup that included Garry Sobers, Clive Lloyd, Rohan Kanhai and Sunil Gavaskar by taking 8/29. The WACA (pronounced wakka) is a sports Stadium in Perth Western Australia. Sir Garfield St Auburn Sobers, AO (born 28 July 1936 in Bridgetown, Barbados) often known as Garry Sobers (though earlier in his life he preferred Clive Hubert Lloyd CBE born 31 August 1944 in Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana) is a former West Indies Rohan Bholalall Kanhai (born December 26 1935 in Port Mourant Berbice British Guiana) is a former West Indian Cricket player Sunil Manohar Gavaskar ( Marathi:सुनिल मनोहर गावसकर (born 10 July 1949 in Bombay, Maharashtra) nicknamed Sunny Lillee followed this performance with a successful Ashes tour of England in 1972, when he "asserted himself as a great bowler". [4] In a series that ended 2–2, he was the outstanding bowler on either team, taking 31 wickets at an average of 17. 67. This earned him selection as one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year for 1973. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (often referred to simply as Wisden or colloquially as "the Bible of Cricket" is by far the best The Wisden Cricketers of the Year are Cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based primarily on their [5]

Back injury

Lillee bowls to a nine-man slip cordon during a 1977 Test match in New Zealand
Lillee bowls to a nine-man slip cordon during a 1977 Test match in New Zealand

During a Test against Pakistan in the 1972–73 season, Lillee felt sharp pain in his back for the first time, but continued to play. On the tour of the West Indies that followed, Lillee broke down completely and was diagnosed with stress fracture in his lower vertebrae. The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting Forced out of cricket, he spent six weeks during the winter of 1973 wearing a plaster cast that encased his entire torso. [2] After the removal of the cast, he played club cricket in Perth as a specialist batsman.

There was speculation that his bowling career was over. Lillee persevered, undergoing an intensive physiotherapy routine and remodelling his bowling action. [2] In 1974–75, he returned to Test cricket for the Ashes series and was paired with Queensland fast bowler Jeff Thomson to form one of the most effective opening bowling combinations in Test cricket. Jeffrey Robert Thomson (born 16 August 1950 in Greenacre New South Wales) is a former Australian Cricketer Known as "Thommo" he was one of the fastest The pair was a major factor in Australia's emphatic 4–1 victory. [6] In 1975, the University of Western Australia timed Lillee's bowling at 154. 8 km/h.

Lillee and Thomson

Lillee toured England again in 1975. During the inaugural World Cup he captured eight wickets in five matches, including 5/34 against Pakistan at Leeds. The 1975 Cricket World Cup (aka Prudential Cup, 1975 was the first edition of the tournament Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. His aggressive bowling was not always suited to the run-containing style required in the one-day game. In the subsequent four-Test series against England, Lillee claimed 21 wickets as his team finished winners by 1–0. With the bat, he made 73 not out at Lord's to rescue Australia from a difficult situation. Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket

Another 27 wickets (at 26. 37 average) followed in the summer of 1975–76 against the West Indies. At this time, Lillee was one of the most marketable personalities in Australia, but he was frustrated by the small amounts that he earned from the game. Outspoken in his opinions, he came into conflict with the game's administrators. Lillee suggested that a made-for-television exhibition series could be played each season with profits given to the players. John Cornell, his manager, took this idea to Kerry Packer, who later fashioned it into World Series Cricket (WSC). John Cornell (born 2 February 1941) is a Film producer, Actor and businessman Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer, AC (17 December 1937 &ndash 26 December 2005 son of Sir Frank Packer, was an Australian publishing media and gaming tycoon World Series Cricket (WSC was a break away professional Cricket competition staged between 1977 and 1979 and organised by Kerry Packer for his Australian television

An injury to Thomson early in 1976–77 forced Lillee to take on a greater workload during the six Tests of the season. He responded with 47 wickets including match figures of 10/135 against Pakistan at the MCG and 11/123 at Auckland against New Zealand. Eden Park is the main sports ground in Auckland, New Zealand for both Rugby union during winter and Cricket in summer In the Centenary Test, his 11/165 was the decisive performance in Australia's victory. Centenary Test refers to two matches of Test cricket played between the English cricket team and the Australian cricket team, the first in 1977 and the However, the extra exertion created "hot spots" in his back and not wanting to reaggravate his previous condition, he made himself unavailable for the 1977 tour of England.

World Series Cricket

Remaining in Australia to do television commentatary on the tour, Lillee was isolated from the furore in England surrounding the plans for the breakaway professional competition, WSC. He was announced as one of the WSC players in May 1977. The Lillee image and personality were key components in WSC's innovative marketing of their games. However, he struggled on-field during the first season of WSC and in the winter of 1978 made further adjustments to his action. He also spent time working with ex-World professional sprint champion Austin Robertson, improving his running technique and fitness. In nine "Supertests" (four in Australia and five in the West Indies) during 1978–79, Lillee captured 46 wickets at 22. 5 average, with a best of 7/23 against the West Indies XI at the SCG. The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG is a sports Stadium in Sydney.

Cutting down his pace and the length of his run up, Lillee now concentrated on moving the ball off the seam with an occasional faster or slower ball for variation. During the season of his return to official cricket, Lillee collected 35 Test wickets in six matches against the West Indies and England, and gave Australia's bowling attack stability while the selectors experimented with the team. In the World Series Cup, his changed style helped to bring him 20 wickets (at 12. The World Series Cup was the name of the One Day International Cricket tournament that took place in Australia every season between Australia 7 average) in eight ODIs, including 4/12 against West Indies and 4/28 against England, both at the SCG. However, the tour of Pakistan that followed was ruined for Lillee by flat batting pitches prepared by local curators to blunt his effectiveness. He managed just three wickets in three Tests.

Australian and world records

Statue of Lillee at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Statue of Lillee at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Against New Zealand and India in 1980–81, Lillee took 37 wickets in six Tests and was the leading bowler in the World Series Cup for the second successive season. He contributed 25 wickets to Australia's first victory in the competition. After breaking Richie Benaud's Australian Test record of 248 wickets, Lillee toured England in 1981 when his preparation was compromised by a viral infection. Richard "Richie" Benaud OBE (born October 6 1930 in Penrith New South Wales) is an Australian former Cricketer who since his retirement from A return of 39 Test wickets (at 22. 30) for series was the best of his career[1] and he won man of the match awards in the first and last Tests. Lillee formed a penetrative partnership with fellow West Australian Terry Alderman, who claimed an Australian record of 41 wickets. Terence Michael Alderman (born 12 June 1956 in Subiaco Western Australia, Australia is a former Australian Cricketer. [7] Despite possessing this potent attack, Australia lost the series by 1–3 when Ian Botham turned in a series of brilliant individual performances. [8]

Granted a testimonial for 1981–82, Lillee's season got off to a poor start when he was involved in the infamous incident with Javed Miandad (see below) in the first Test of the summer. Suspended for two ODIs, the level of his on-field aggression was again criticised. However, he continued taking wickets: 15 in three Tests against Pakistan and 16 in three Tests against the West Indies. Against the latter, his 7/83 and 3/44 at the MCG in the first Test took him past the world record for the most Test wickets held by Lance Gibbs. Lancelot Richard Gibbs (born 29 September 1934 in Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana) was a West Indies Cricketer [9] His ODI season was less successful, with 12 wickets in 12 games. His best effort was 2/18 in ten overs against the West Indies during the third final of the World Series Cup, the only match in the final series Australia was able to win. [10]

Retirement

Bowling as a first-change, Lillee had an uneventful tour of New Zealand in March and April of 1982 before suffering a serious knee injury in the first Ashes Test at the WACA Ground in November of the same year. This forced him to miss the rest of the series and Australia's 2–1 victory, which reclaimed the Ashes. Returning to the team for the latter stages of the World Series Cup, Lillee was no longer an automatic choice to take the new ball. Nevertheless, his 11 wickets in six ODIs helped Australia win the tournament with a victory over New Zealand in the final.

His wicket-taking capacity was diminishing. During Australia's brief tour of Sri Lanka in 1983, Lillee took three wickets at Kandy in the inaugural Test between the two nations and went wicket-less in two ODIs. Later in the year, his ODI career finished during the third World Cup in England when he conceded 52 runs from 12 overs in the match against the West Indies at Lord's. Dropped from the team, Lillee acknowledged that he was not fully fit, but he remained motivated to continue in Test cricket by the number of people who had written him off.

During the first two Tests of 1983–84 against Pakistan at Perth, he took only one wicket and looked set to be dropped from the Test team as well. Fate intervened when Carl Rackemann, the man of the match from the second Test, was injured. Carl Gray Rackemann (born 3 June 1960 Wondai Queensland) is a former Queensland and Australian Cricketer. This allowed Lillee to play the rest of the Test series and he finished with 20 wickets at 31. 65. Along with Greg Chappell he announced his retirement during the final Test at Sydney, and took eight wickets, including a wicket with his last delivery in the match. Gregory Stephen Chappell, MBE (born 7 August 1948 in Unley South Australia) is a former cricketer who captained Australia between 1975 and 1977 and then joined the [11]

Caught Marsh bowled Lillee

The Lillee-Marsh stand at the WACA Ground
The Lillee-Marsh stand at the WACA Ground

Throughout his Australian career Lillee was also famous for his partnership with wicketkeeper Rod Marsh, and the scorecard entry 'c Marsh b Lillee' appeared 95 times in Tests, a partnership record between wicketkeeper and bowler that is yet to be broken. Cricket wicket keeperjpg|thumb|300px|A wicket-keeper in characteristic position ready to face a delivery Coincidentally, both took 355 wickets. They also shared much success at first-class level, playing for West Australia. The Western Warriors (referred to as Retravison Warriors for sponsorship reasons are an Australian first class cricket team based in Perth, Western Australia

Most successful bowler & wicketkeeper/fielder combinations in Test cricket
Team Bowler WK or Fielder* Matches Wickets
Australia Dennis Lillee Rod Marsh 69 95
Australia Glenn McGrath Adam Gilchrist 71 90
Australia Brett Lee Adam Gilchrist 65 81
South Africa Shaun Pollock Mark Boucher 88 79
West Indies Malcolm Marshall Jeff Dujon 71 68
Sri Lanka Makhaya Ntini Mark Boucher* 82 70

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Controversy

Aluminium bat incident

Main article: ComBat

During a Test at the WACA Ground in December 1979 between Australia and England, Lillee went to the crease with an aluminium bat manufactured by a company owned by a personal friend. The ComBat was an Aluminium Cricket bat and the subject of an incident that occurred at the WACA cricket ground in Perth in December 1979. The WACA (pronounced wakka) is a sports Stadium in Perth Western Australia. There were no rules against using such a bat, but trouble began when Lillee hit a ball that went for three runs. the Sport of Cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. Runs are scored by a Batsman, and the aggregate of the scores of a team's batsmen (plus Australian captain Greg Chappell thought that the ball should have gone for a four, and instructed Rodney Hogg to deliver a conventional wooden bat to Lillee. Gregory Stephen Chappell, MBE (born 7 August 1948 in Unley South Australia) is a former cricketer who captained Australia between 1975 and 1977 and then joined the 4 is the year 4 AD 4 or four may also refer to 4 (number 4 BC, the year 4 BC Four Rodney Malcolm Hogg (born 5 March 1951 Melbourne) is a former Victorian and Australian Cricketer. As this was happening, English captain Mike Brearley complained to the umpires that the bat was damaging the ball. John Michael Brearley OBE (born in Harrow, Middlesex, on 28 April, 1942) is a former Cricketer who captained the England

Lillee refused to change the bat. Brearley, Lillee, and the umpires held an animated discussion for almost ten minutes, before Chappell insisted that Lillee should change bats. In a fit of pique, Lillee threw "the offending lump of metal fully 40 yards towards the pavilion"[12], and grudgingly took the wooden bat. He was not disciplined by the ACB for this incident. Cricket Australia, formerly known as After the game, sales of the bat skyrocketed for a few months, before the laws of the game were amended, specifying that bats had to be made from wood.

Betting

At Headingley on the 1981 tour of England, Australia was in such a strong position at one stage of the third Test that bookmakers at the ground were offering odds of 500–1 on an England victory. These odds were flashed on the scoreboard during a break in the game and noticed by the Australian players. Lillee and Rod Marsh believed that the odds were so ludicrous that, via a third party, they each put a small wager on the outcome, later describing their actions as a "joke". Between them, they collected 7,500 pounds when England pulled off a comeback victory. [13] Both men openly discussed the incident and received no official censure or sanction, although some criticised their actions. [14] There has never been a suggestion that the bets compromised their efforts in the game. However, the issue has been re-examined in modern times following the match-fixing scandals that have plagued international cricket since the mid-1990s. [15]

Lillee vs Miandad

Described by Wisden as "one of the most undignified incidents in Test history" [16], the clash between Lillee and Pakistani batsman Javed Miandad occurred during the first Test at Perth in 1981. Mohammad Javed Miandad Khan ( Urdu:) (born June 12, 1957 in Karachi, Pakistan) popularly known as Javed Miandad

Miandad turned Lillee behind square for a single, and in completing an easy run, he collided with the bowler. Eyewitnesses agreed that Lillee was to blame and most observed that he had deliberately moved into the batsman's path. The two players' versions of events differ . . . As Lillee turned to go back to his mark he maintained that Miandad struck him from behind with his bat; Miandad countered with the claim that Lillee had kicked him as he passed. What isn't in doubt is that Lillee then turned to confront Miandad, and Miandad lifted his bat above his head as if to strike him. The unedifying images of Tony Crafter, the umpire, stepping in to hold back Lillee while Miandad wielded his bat like a deranged javelin thrower were beamed around the world. . . . The media were in no doubt where the blame lay–with Lillee. Bob Simpson, the former Australian captain, wrote that it was "the most disgraceful thing I have seen on a cricket field". Robert Baddeley Simpson AO (born 3 February 1936 is a former Cricketer who played for New South Wales, Western Australia and Australia Keith Miller, in the Sydney Sunday Telegraph, added that Lillee "should be suspended for the rest of the season," and Ian Chappell added that Lillee's actions were those of "a spoiled, angry child". Keith Ross Miller MBE (28 November 1919 &ndash 11 October 2004 was an Australian Test Cricketer and a World War II pilot of the Royal Australian Air Force Ian Michael Chappell (born 26 September 1943 is a former Cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. But Greg Chappell, Australia's captain, supported Lillee and . . . even suggested that it has all been part of a plot by Pakistan to entrap Lillee. The Australian players–who sat in judgment on such matters in those days–announced that Lillee would be fined AU$200, a decision which attracted almost as much anger as the incident itself. The two umpires complained at the leniency of the punishment, and the Australian Board acted swiftly, reducing the fine to AU$120 but adding a two-match ban. Cynics noted that the punishment ensured that Lillee missed two fairly low-key one-day internationals, and none of the Tests. [17].

After retirement

Lillee made a brief comeback to first-class cricket in 1987–88 for Tasmania. The Tasmanian Tigers are the official first-class Cricket team of Tasmania, Australia. In 1988, he played eight matches for English county team Northants and suffered a severe ankle injury. Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of [18] In his recent autobiography, Lillee claimed that he played again as a preparation for a possible comeback to the Australian team that was suggested by the then captain Allan Border. Allan Robert Border, AO (born 27 July 1955 is a former Australian Cricket captain [19]

During the 1990s and in the early years of the 21st century Lillee has dedicated himself to educating and improving young fast bowlers, working closely with bowlers from all around the world. He is currently considered one of the finest fast bowling coaches in the world. Lillee continued playing competitive cricket until 1999 for the traditional ACB President's XI match against touring sides at Lilac Hill. Cricket Australia, formerly known as Lilac Hill is a picturesque Cricket ground in Western Australia in the Perth suburb of Guildford, where the Swan River wraps itself In his final match he took three wickets and played alongside his son Adam.

Awards, records and accolades

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b BBC Sport: Ashes legends - Dennis Lillee. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
  2. ^ a b c MCG.org: Dennis Lillee. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
  3. ^ Cricinfo: Australia in New Zealand 1969–70 tour statistics.
  4. ^ Cricinfo.com: Massie's mystery, Lillee's menace. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
  5. ^ Wisden, 1973 edition: Cricketer of the Year Dennis Lillee
  6. ^ Cricinfo.com: How the Test was won: the true tale of Sheriff and Billy the kid. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
  7. ^ Wisden, 1982 edition: Australia in England 1981.
  8. ^ Cricinfo: Don't let history repeat itself.
  9. ^ Wisden, 1983 edition: 1st Test Australia v West Indies, match report.
  10. ^ B&H WSC 2nd final Australia v West Indies, scorecard.
  11. ^ Cricinfo.com: Three legends bow out at the SCG. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
  12. ^ 10 most spectacular dismissals, The Guardian, Retrieved on 16 October 2007
  13. ^ Cricinfo.com: Pure village-green slogging. Retrieved 18 September 2007. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  14. ^ Cricinfo.com: Lillee casts light on "infamous betting scandal". Retrieved 18 September 2007.
  15. ^ Cricinfo.com: New dimensions in match-fixing scam. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
  16. ^ Cricinfo - Temper, temper
  17. ^ Wisden -'One of the most undignified incidents in Test history'
  18. ^ Cricinfo.com: Knowing when to call it a day. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
  19. ^ Lillee (2003), pp 207–209.

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NAME Lillee, Dennis Keith
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Cricketer
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Subiaco, Western Australia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Subiaco is an inner western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, situated to the north of Kings Park. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent.
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