Mervyn Dillon

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	Tests	ODIs
Mervyn Dillon West Indies (WI)

Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Right-arm fast-medium
Matches	38	108
Runs scored	549	227
Batting average	8.44	7.32
100s/50s	-/-	-/-
Top score	43	21*
Balls bowled	8704	5480
Wickets	131	130
Bowling average	33.57	32.44
5 wickets in innings	2	3
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	5/71	5/29
Catches/stumpings	16/-	20/-
As of 25 January 2006 Source: Cricinfo.com

Mervyn Dillon (b. 5 June 1974) in Mission Village, Toco, Trinidad and Tobago, is a West Indian cricketer. He has played 38 in Tests and taken 131 wickets. He has also played 108 one-day internationals from 1997-2004. At one stage, after the bowling greats Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose retired from international cricket, Dillon was the spearhead of the West Indies bowling attack. Subsequently, Dillon was labelled by Simon Briggs as, "the natural successor to Courtney Walsh", noting that " his action has a hint of [Walsh's] well-oiled efficiency". According to Briggs, "he takes a high percentage of wickets with the ball that angles in then just holds its own". ^[1] Steve Waugh labelled him "the West Indies' most notable underachiever...when he had his act together, [he] didn't lose much in comparison to his legendary predecessors [Ambrose and Walsh]...such days were a rarity." ^[2]

[edit] References

^ Briggs, Simon (September 2004). Mervyn Dillon. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-01-06.
^ Waugh, Steve (2005). STEVE WAUGH: Out of my comfort zone - the autobiography. Victoria: Penguin Group (Australia), 690. ISBN 0-670-04198-X.

	West Indies squad - 2003 Cricket World Cup
1 Hooper \| 2 Jacobs \| 3 Chanderpaul \| 4 Collins \| 5 Collymore \| 6 Dillon \| 7 Drakes \| 8 Gayle \| 9 Hinds \| 10 Lara \| 11 Lawson \| 12 McLean \| 13 Powell \| 14 Samuels \| 15 Sarwan \| Coach: Harper