Tony Dell

Australia

Full name Anthony Ross Dell

Born August 6, 1947, Lymington, Hampshire, England

Current age 69 years 352 days

Major teams Australia, Queensland

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium

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Explore Tony Dell's performance

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	2	2	2	6	3*	-	26	23.07	0	0	0
First-class	41	57	27	169	13*	5.63					18
List A	6	3	2	1	1*	1.00			0	0	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	2	4	559	160	6	3/65	5/97	26.66	1.71	93.1	0	0	0
First-class	41		8549	3658	137	6/17		26.70	2.56	62.4		6	1
List A	6		354	185	10	4/31	4/31	18.50	3.13	35.4	1	0	0

Career statistics

Test debut	Australia v England at Sydney, Feb 12-17, 1971 scorecard
Last Test	Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, Dec 29, 1973 - Jan 2, 1974 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span	1970/71 - 1974/75
List A span	1970/71 - 1974/75

Profile

Tony Dell provided a reverse of the modern norm, in that he was born in England, had English parents, but played for Australia. A fast-medium left-arm bowler of stocky build, Dell debuted against England in the seventh and final Test at Sydney in 1970-71, taking five wickets in a new-ball partnership with Dennis Lillee, and won a second cap against New Zealand in 1973-74, but in an era when Australia possessed an embarrassment of pace bowlers - Lillee, Jeff Thomson, Max Walker, Geoff Dymock and Gary Gilmour were all above him in the pecking order - his chances were always going to be extremely limited. His career was brief, and he played only five domestic seasons. After retiring he travelled the world raising funds for the Australian International Sports Academy, now based on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
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