David Colley
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David John Colley is a former Australian cricket
er who played in 3 Tests
and one ODI in 1972.
Colley was a medium-fast bowler who played for New South Wales
in the Sheffield Shield between 1969/70 and 1977/78. He played 3 Test matches and 1 One Day International for the Australian national team
during their 1972 tour of England. Colley played in the first 3 Tests in the 1972 Ashes series
. He opened the bowling in his first Test in Manchester and was first change bowler (Dennis Lillee
and Bob Massie
opened) in his second at Lord's
. Massie took 16 wickets on debut in that match.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played in 3 Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and one ODI in 1972.
Colley was a medium-fast bowler who played for New South Wales
New South Wales Blues
The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales...
in the Sheffield Shield between 1969/70 and 1977/78. He played 3 Test matches and 1 One Day International for the Australian national team
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
during their 1972 tour of England. Colley played in the first 3 Tests in the 1972 Ashes series
The Ashes
The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. It is one of the most celebrated rivalries in international cricket and dates back to 1882. It is currently played biennially, alternately in the United Kingdom and Australia. Cricket being a summer sport, and the venues...
. He opened the bowling in his first Test in Manchester and was first change bowler (Dennis Lillee
Dennis Lillee
Dennis Keith Lillee, AM, MBE is a former Australian cricketer rated as the "outstanding fast bowler of his generation"...
and Bob Massie
Bob Massie
Robert Arnold Lockyer Massie is a former Australian cricketer who played in 6 Tests and 3 ODIs from 1972 to 1973.A swing bowler, he had a relatively short international career but is remembered for a Test debut in 1972 at Lord's where he took eight wickets in each innings, with figures of 16/137...
opened) in his second at Lord's
Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...
. Massie took 16 wickets on debut in that match.