Andrew Dykes (cricketer)

Andrew Dykes
Personal information
Full name
James Andrew Dykes
Born (1971-11-15) 15 November 1971 (age 53)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1996/97–2000/01Tasmania
FC debut21 January 1999 Tasmania v New South Wales
Last FC14 December 2000 Tasmania v Victoria
LA debut5 January 1997 Tasmania v Pakistanis
Last LA10 December 2000 Tasmania v Victoria
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 18 17
Runs scored 811 93
Batting average 27.96 18.60
100s/50s 2/1 0/0
Top score 153 20*
Balls bowled 584 499
Wickets 2 12
Bowling average 172.50 33.83
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/23 2/27
Catches/stumpings 10/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 17 August 2010

James Andrew Dykes (born 15 November 1971) is an Australian cricketer who played for the Tasmanian Tigers from 1997 until 2001.[1][2] He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who was born at Hobart, Tasmania in 1971. Dykes was the highest run-scorer in the history of the Clarence District Cricket Club with 9,793 runs.[3]

Dykes was the General Manager of Cricket Tasmania from 2003 to 2017.[4] He then served as Community Football Manager for AFL Tasmania from 2018 to 2020.[5]

Dykes' father Robbie Dykes was an Australian rules footballer, while his grandfather Jimmy Dykes played soccer for Scotland.[2][6]

References

  1. ^ "Andrew Dykes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Andrew Dykes". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Andrew Dykes - when you make a start, go on with it". stump to stump. 7 October 2021.
  4. ^ Shaw, Rob (25 April 2017). "Andrew Dykes and Damien Wright shown door by Cricket Tasmania". The Examiner. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Andrew Dykes appointed as Community Football Manager". AFL Tasmania. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  6. ^ Fair, Alex (17 October 2018). "AFL Tasmania's Andrew Dykes keen to embrace Coastal footy passion". The Advocate. Retrieved 19 October 2023.


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