Born 18 July 1949 at Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaDennis Lillee had a classical fast bowling action and became the leading wicket-taker in Test cricket. He bowled with much hostility and unrelenting determination. It was this determination that enabled him to recover from serious stress fractures that he suffered early in his career. He and Jeff Thomson were one of the most feared opening bowling combinations of all-time.
He reserved his best performances for Ashes series and took 167 Test wickets at an average of 21.00 against England. He was the first bowler to take 100 wickets in ODIs and was most successful in World Series cricket. A tail-ender who played with a straight bat (and once famously with an aluminum one) his best Test innings was 73* against England at Lord’s in 1975. He became a noted fast bowling coach, starting an academy in Chennai.
M Runs HS Avg 100 Ct Wkts Avg BB 5I
Tests 70 905 73* 13.71 0 23 355 23.92 7-83 23
ODIs 63 240 42 9.23 0 10 103 20.82 5-34 1
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