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Michael Dighton
Australia
Player profile
Full name Michael Gray Dighton
Born April 24, 1976, Toowoomba, Queensland
Current age 32 years 23 days
Major teams Netherlands, Derbyshire, Hampshire, Tasmania, Western Australia
Nickname Dighta
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Fielding position Occasional wicketkeeper
Height
1.93 m
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| First-class |
68 |
124 |
6 |
4163 |
182* |
35.27 |
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8 |
21 |
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49 |
0 |
| List A |
67 |
66 |
2 |
2118 |
146* |
33.09 |
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3 |
13 |
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24 |
1 |
| Twenty20 |
15 |
15 |
3 |
359 |
111 |
29.91 |
245 |
146.53 |
1 |
0 |
45 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| First-class |
68 |
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570 |
322 |
6 |
2/47 |
2/48 |
53.66 |
3.38 |
95.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| List A |
67 |
|
156 |
126 |
4 |
2/46 |
2/46 |
31.50 |
4.84 |
39.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
15 |
6 |
96 |
121 |
9 |
6/25 |
6/25 |
13.44 |
7.56 |
10.6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Career statistics
| First-class debut |
1997/98 |
| Last First-class |
Tasmania v Victoria at Hobart, Dec 10-12, 2007 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1997/98 |
| Last List A |
Tasmania v Victoria at Hobart, Feb 23, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Queensland v Tasmania at Toowoomba, Jan 1, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Queensland v Tasmania at Brisbane, Jan 10, 2008 scorecard |
The retirement of Michael Bevan opened a door for Michael Dighton, who was dropped from Tasmania's first-class team in 2004-05 and was overlooked until last December. Dighton slotted into Bevan's No. 3 position and a solid double of 126 and 65 not out in a win against Queensland confirmed his place. He added another century, finished with 723 runs at 48.2 and was part of Tasmania's first Pura Cup-winning side. He could not hold his one-day spot but had two extraordinary Twenty20 outings. Against Queensland, his slow bowling that had barely been seen in a decade earned Dighton 6 for 25 and at Sydney's Telstra Stadium he blasted the competition's first century - 111 from 56 balls. Dighton came to prominence when he racked up 944 Pura Cup runs at 55 in 2003-04 and the next year he made a half-century in Tasmania's drought-breaking ING Cup triumph. A tall, dominating top-order batsman who is prepared to use his muscle, Dighton started his career with Western Australia before moving to Tasmania in the lead-up to the 2001-02 season. An occasional wicketkeeper, Dighton was a talented junior who served as Western Australia's Under-17 and Under-19 captain and attended the Academy in 1996.
Cricinfo staff July 2007
Australian Cricket Academy 1996
Feb 13, 2008 |
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Michael Dighton pulls one round to the leg side
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Nov 25, 2007 |
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Michael Dighton scored an unbeaten 146 in the Tigers' comprehensive win
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Nov 21, 2007 |
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Ed Cowan takes evasive action as Michael Dighton pulls
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