Dyer, a product of Durban High School, was a powerfully built right-hand opening batsman with immense patience.[1] He announced himself on his first-class debut with an innings of 185 for Natal against Western Province in 1939–40, but then lost the next six years to the Second World War.[2]
He re-established himself in the 1945–46 and 1946–47 seasons with further centuries and much was expected of him on the 1947 tour of England, when he was slated to open with Bruce Mitchell.[2] But he began the tour so badly that the captain, Alan Melville, opened in the first two Tests himself. When Dyer finally came into the side for the Third Test at Manchester, he scored 62 in three hours,[3] and retained his place for the final two Tests, but did little else. Towards the end of the tour, he had an emergency operation for appendicitis and it was revealed that he had felt ill for much of the tour.[2]
Dyer played for Natal against the English cricket tourists in 1948–49, but retired at the end of that season.
Dyer's two sons, David and Graham, also played first-class cricket for Natal and for other South African teams.
dennis, dyer, dennis, victor, dyer, 1914, june, 1990, south, african, cricketer, played, tests, 1947, personal, informationborn, 1914, 1914durban, nataldied16, june, 1990, 1990, aged, durban, natalbattingright, handedbowlingslow, left, orthodoxinternational, i. Dennis Victor Dyer 2 May 1914 16 June 1990 was a South African cricketer who played in 3 Tests in 1947 Dennis DyerPersonal informationBorn 1914 05 02 2 May 1914Durban NatalDied16 June 1990 1990 06 16 aged 76 Durban NatalBattingRight handedBowlingSlow left arm orthodoxInternational informationNational sideSouth AfricaTest debut5 July 1947 v EnglandLast Test16 August 1947 v EnglandCareer statisticsCompetition Test First classMatches 3 34Runs scored 96 1725Batting average 16 00 37 50100s 50s 0 1 3 7Top score 62 185Catches stumpings 0 20 Source Cricinfo 13 November 2022Dyer a product of Durban High School was a powerfully built right hand opening batsman with immense patience 1 He announced himself on his first class debut with an innings of 185 for Natal against Western Province in 1939 40 but then lost the next six years to the Second World War 2 He re established himself in the 1945 46 and 1946 47 seasons with further centuries and much was expected of him on the 1947 tour of England when he was slated to open with Bruce Mitchell 2 But he began the tour so badly that the captain Alan Melville opened in the first two Tests himself When Dyer finally came into the side for the Third Test at Manchester he scored 62 in three hours 3 and retained his place for the final two Tests but did little else Towards the end of the tour he had an emergency operation for appendicitis and it was revealed that he had felt ill for much of the tour 2 Dyer played for Natal against the English cricket tourists in 1948 49 but retired at the end of that season Dyer s two sons David and Graham also played first class cricket for Natal and for other South African teams References edit Christopher Martin Jenkins The Complete Who s Who of Test Cricketers Rigby Adelaide 1983 p 283 a b c Wisden 1991 p 1259 3rd Test South Africa tour of England at Manchester Jul 5 9 1947 Cricinfo Retrieved 2 January 2019 External links editDennis Dyer at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dennis Dyer amp oldid 1192431956, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
