Dell was a fast-medium seam bowler who played for Queensland[1] and made his debut against England for the vital Seventh Test at Sydney in the 1970–71 Ashes series. With Australia needing to win he opened the bowling with Dennis Lillee and took 2–32 in the first innings – John Edrich caught by Greg Chappell for 30 and Basil d'Oliveira bowled for 1 – as England collapsed to 98–5 and 184 all out. In the second innings he was the best bowler with 3–65, but England made 302 and 223 was too much for Australia to make for victory. Dell batted last and made 3 not out in each innings and so was present at the crease when The Ashes were lost. His five wickets (19.40) put him ahead of Dennis Lillee (8 wickets at 24.87) at the top of the series averages, if you exclude Ian Chappell's one wicket for 10.00. His only other test was the First test against New Zealand at Melbourne in 1973–74 where he did not bat, but took 1–54 and 0–9 in Australia's innings victory.[2]
Dell's second initial 'H' stood for the middle name "Hiroshima", although only the 'H' was recorded on his birth certificate. His parents gave him the name to commemorate the bombing of Hiroshima, which occurred on the day of his birth. Dell officially had 'H' omitted from his name while at school.[3][better source needed][6][better source needed][7][8]
Dell's year of birth was officially listed as 1947 throughout his career and long into his retirement; he revealed in 2021 that he had lied about his age to improve his chances of selection for test matches.[9][better source needed][8]
^Kieza, Grantlee (25 November 2013). "Tony Dell, the Test fast bowler who went from Vietnam killing fields to war with the English in Ashes". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^"Tony Dell: The Ashes cricketer who fought in Vietnam - and struggled for decades with the horrors of war".
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Anthony Ross Dell born 6 August 1945 is a former Australian cricketer who played in two Test matches in the 1970s Tony DellPersonal informationFull nameAnthony Ross DellBorn 1945 08 06 6 August 1945 age 78 New Milton Hampshire EnglandBattingRight handedBowlingLeft arm fast mediumInternational informationNational sideAustraliaTest debut cap 255 12 February 1971 v EnglandLast Test29 December 1973 v New ZealandDomestic team informationYearsTeam1970 1975Queensland 1 Career statisticsCompetition Test First classMatches 2 41Runs scored 6 169Batting average 5 63100s 50s 0 0 0 0Top score 3 13 Balls bowled 559 8 549Wickets 6 137Bowling average 26 66 26 705 wickets in innings 0 610 wickets in match 0 1Best bowling 3 65 6 17Catches stumpings 0 18 Source Cricinfo 19 November 2022 Contents 1 Cricket career 2 Life 3 References 4 External linksCricket career editDell was a fast medium seam bowler who played for Queensland 1 and made his debut against England for the vital Seventh Test at Sydney in the 1970 71 Ashes series With Australia needing to win he opened the bowling with Dennis Lillee and took 2 32 in the first innings John Edrich caught by Greg Chappell for 30 and Basil d Oliveira bowled for 1 as England collapsed to 98 5 and 184 all out In the second innings he was the best bowler with 3 65 but England made 302 and 223 was too much for Australia to make for victory Dell batted last and made 3 not out in each innings and so was present at the crease when The Ashes were lost His five wickets 19 40 put him ahead of Dennis Lillee 8 wickets at 24 87 at the top of the series averages if you exclude Ian Chappell s one wicket for 10 00 His only other test was the First test against New Zealand at Melbourne in 1973 74 where he did not bat but took 1 54 and 0 9 in Australia s innings victory 2 Life editAnthony H Ross Dell was born on 6 Aug 1945 in New Milton Hampshire England He lived for some of his childhood in Wales where he attended Howardian High School in Penylan Cardiff 3 better source needed He migrated to Australia at the age of 14 when his father was transferred to Queensland 4 where he attended the Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane 5 Dell s second initial H stood for the middle name Hiroshima although only the H was recorded on his birth certificate His parents gave him the name to commemorate the bombing of Hiroshima which occurred on the day of his birth Dell officially had H omitted from his name while at school 3 better source needed 6 better source needed 7 8 Dell s year of birth was officially listed as 1947 throughout his career and long into his retirement he revealed in 2021 that he had lied about his age to improve his chances of selection for test matches 9 better source needed 8 Dell served in the Vietnam War as a national serviceman in the 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment from May 1967 until March 1968 10 He took part in several battles around the Australian base at Nui Dat 4 He worked in an advertising agency in Brisbane until the 1990s when the company collapsed 4 As a result of his military service Dell had posttraumatic stress disorder PTSD undiagnosed until 2008 He founded the PTSD support group Stand Tall for PTS 1 11 Stand Tall For PTS was the official charity partner of the Prime Minister s XI match at Manuka Oval on 14 January 2015 versus the English cricket team 1 Dell is the subject of the biography And Bring the Darkness Home written with the journalist Greg Milam and published by Pitch Publishing in 2021 12 References edit a b c d Coverdale Brydon Tony Dell still standing tall ESPNCricinfo Retrieved 13 January 2015 Australia v New Zealand New Zealand in Australia 1973 74 1st Test Cricket Archive Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 a b Tony Dell Howardian pupil who played in the Ashes for Australia Roath Local History Society 16 January 2022 Retrieved 2 March 2022 a b c Greg Growden Cricketers at War ABC Books Sydney 2019 pp 293 303 Mason James 2011 Churchie The Centenary Register Brisbane Australia The Anglican Church Grammar School ISBN 978 0 646 55807 3 Ric Finlay 30 August 2021 Retrieved 30 August 2021 https stats acscricket com Archive Players 1 1370 1370 html a b https www cricketbooks com au the man who put back his age Ric Finlay 27 August 2021 Retrieved 27 August 2021 DVA s Nominal Rolls Kieza Grantlee 25 November 2013 Tony Dell the Test fast bowler who went from Vietnam killing fields to war with the English in Ashes The Courier Mail Retrieved 14 January 2015 Tony Dell The Ashes cricketer who fought in Vietnam and struggled for decades with the horrors of war External links editStand Tall For PTS the support group founded by Dell nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to Australian cricket is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tony Dell amp oldid 1198711607, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
