Michael Dighton

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Michael Dighton Tasmanian Tigers
Batting style	Right Hand Batsman
Bowling type	Right-Arm Leg Spin (P/T Wicket-Keeper)
	First Class	"A" Matches
Matches	52	49
Runs scored	3323	1349
Batting average	38.19	28.70
100s/50s	8/15	1/10
Top score	182*	113
balls bowled	120	24
Wickets	0	1
Bowling average	-	23.00
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	0
Best bowling	0/0	1/23
Catches/stumpings	37/0	17/1
As of March 3, 2007 Source: Cricinfo Profile

Michael Gray Dighton, (born April 24, 1976, at Toowoomba, Queensland) is an Australian cricket player, who plays for the Tasmanian Tigers. He plays club cricket for North Hobart Cricket Club. He is an excellent opening batsman, particularly in One-day cricket, and he played a leading role in the Tigers victorious ING Cup campaign of 2004-05. He is tall, and strong, and adept at hitting out cleverly early in the innings. He bowls occasional leg spin, and is also a capable wicket-keeper. Dighton has failed to recapture the form which saw him score at an average of 55 in 2003 in the Pura Cup, but still retains his place as one-day opener.

Dighton has also played cricket for the Western Warriors where he began his career, Hampshire County Cricket Club, and the Netherlands as an overseas pro. As of June 2007, Dighton has signed for Derbyshire, and are awaiting clearance before playing him in the Twenty20 Cup.^[1]