Michael Dighton

Michael Gray Dighton, (born 24 April 1976) is an Australian cricket player, who played for the Tasmanian Tigers. He plays club cricket for North Hobart Cricket Club. He is an opening batsman, particularly in One-day cricket, and played a leading role in the Tigers victorious ING Cup campaign of 2004-05. He bowls occasional leg spin, and is also a wicket-keeper. Dighton has failed to recapture the form which saw him score at an average of 55 in 2003 in the Pura Cup, but still retains his place as one-day opener.

Michael Dighton
Personal information
Full nameMichael Gray Dighton
Born (1976-04-24) 24 April 1976
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
NicknameDights
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1997/98–2000/01Western Australia
2001/02–2009/10Tasmania (squad no. 3)
2004Hampshire County Cricket Club
2007Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 71 99 22
Runs scored 4,208 3,190 455
Batting average 33.93 33.57 23.94
100s/50s 8/21 4/23 1/0
Top score 182* 146* 111
Balls bowled 570 522 96
Wickets 6 15 9
Bowling average 53.66 30.80 13.44
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/47 2/23 6/25
Catches/stumpings 50/– 34/1 6/–
Source: CricInfo, 18 July 2020

Dighton has also played cricket for the Western Warriors where he began his career, Hampshire County Cricket Club, Derbyshire County Cricket Club and the Netherlands as an overseas pro.

In 2007, he recorded the best bowling figures by a bowler on T20 debut (6-25) and was the only debutant to take a 6 wicket haul on T20 debut.[1][2]

On 15 November 2008, Dighton scored 34 off 13 balls for the Emirates All*Stars against the Australian National Team in an exhibition Twenty/20 match. He and Adam Gilchrist scored quickly, hitting boundaries and helping the team (specially made for the occasion) on to win. During the fielding innings, he caught a surprising one handed catch in the deep to dismiss Cameron White.

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