Alex Lilley

Alex Lilley (born Alexander Edward Lilley, 17 April 1992, Halifax, Yorkshire, England) is an English first-class cricketer.[1] A left arm medium 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.

Alex Lilley
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Edward Lilley
Born (1992-04-17) 17 April 1992
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
NicknameLills, BDL, Pythagoras
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011Yorkshire
2014–Leeds/Bradford MCCU
FC debut27 April 2011 Yorkshire v Durham MCCU
Last FC7 April 2014 Leeds/Bradford MCCU v Somerset
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 95
Batting average 31.66
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 51*
Balls bowled 798
Wickets 15
Bowling average 27.46
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/41
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 April 2016

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.

References
  1. "Alex Lilley". Espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  2. "Yorkshire Secure Young Talent". Yorkshireccc.com. Retrieved 21 September 2011.


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