Lillee, Dennis Keith

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Australian cricketer. He is regarded as the best fast bowler of his generation and made his Test debut in the 1970–71 season. By the end of his Test career he had taken a world record 355 wickets. He played Sheffield Shield cricket for Western Australia and at the end of his career made a comeback with Tasmania.

Career highlights

Test cricket (1971–84)
appearances: 70; overs: 3,077.5; wickets: 355; runs: 8,493; average: 23.92; best: 7–83 (v. West Indies 1981); batting: runs: 905; average: 13.71; catches: 23

One-day internationals (1972–83)
appearances: 63; overs: 598.5; wickets: 103; runs: 2,145; average: 20.82; best: 5–34 (v. Pakistan 1975); batting: runs: 240; average: 9.23; catches: 10

All first-class cricket (1969–88)
appearances: 198; overs: 7,470.4; wickets: 882; runs: 20,695; average: 23.46; best: 8–29 (v. World XI 1971); batting: runs: 2,377; average: 13.90; catches: 67

Awards

Wisden Cricketer of the Year
1973

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