Alex Lilley Explained

Alex Lilley
Country:England
Fullname:Alexander Edward Lilley
Birth Date:17 April 1992
Birth Place:Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Nickname:Lills, BDL, Pythagoras
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Left arm medium-fast
Role:All-rounder
Club1:Yorkshire
Year1:2011
Club2:Leeds/Bradford MCCU
Year2:2014–
Type1:FC
Debutdate1:27 April
Debutyear1:2011
Debutfor1:Yorkshire
Debutagainst1:Durham MCCU
Lastdate1:7 April
Lastyear1:2014
Lastfor1:Leeds/Bradford MCCU
Lastagainst1:Somerset
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:6
Runs1:95
Bat Avg1:31.66
100S/50S1:0/1
Top Score1:51*
Deliveries1:798
Wickets1:15
Bowl Avg1:27.46
Fivefor1:1
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:5/41
Catches/Stumpings1:2/–
Date:7 April
Year:2016
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/467813.html Cricinfo

Alex Lilley (born Alexander Edward Lilley, 17 April 1992, Halifax, Yorkshire, England) is an English first-class cricketer. A left arm medium-fast pace bowler and right-handed batsman, Lilley was formerly contracted to Yorkshire County Cricket Club, for whom he played one first-class match in 2011.

Lilley attended St. Aidan's C of E High School in Harrogate. He has been with Yorkshire since 2007, and has played for the Yorkshire Academy in the Yorkshire ECB County Premier League, and the Yorkshire Second XI in the Second XI Championship, as well as appearing in one first-class match for Yorkshire against Durham UCCE in April 2011, when he was dismissed without scoring, and took no wickets for 34 runs when bowling.[1] In September 2011, Yorkshire County Cricket Club announced that Lilley had been awarded a 'summer contract'.[2] He has also played first-class cricket for Leeds/Bradford MCCU.

Lilley played club cricket in Melbourne, Australia in 2011 for the Mont Albert Cricket Club, where he took a competition leading 37 wickets for the season. He was released by Yorkshire County Cricket Club midway through the 2013 season.

Lilley is eligible to represent either England or Ireland internationally.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alex Lilley. Espncricinfo.com. 17 July 2011.
  2. Web site: Yorkshire Secure Young Talent . Yorkshireccc.com . 21 September 2011 . 27 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927205651/http://www.yorkshireccc.com/news/yorkshire-secure-young-talent/975 . dead .