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 name	Michael Gray Dighton
Born	(1976-04-24) 24 April 1976 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Nickname	Dights
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1997/98–2000/01	Western Australia
2001/02–2009/10	Tasmania (squad no. 3)
2004	Hampshire County Cricket Club
2007	Derbyshire 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.

References

1. "Records | Twenty20 matches | Bowling records | Best figures in a innings on debut | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
2. "Queensland v Tasmania at Toowoomba, Jan 1, 2007 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2017.