Greg Dyer
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Gregory Charles Dyer is a former New South Wales
and Australian wicketkeeper. Dyer played in 6 Tests
and 23 ODIs from 1986 to 1988, including playing in the victorious 1987 World Cup Final
.
Dyer replaced Tim Zoehrer
for only a few Tests
, but his international career was cut short by the emergence of Ian Healy
and was dropped from the team
in 1988. He retired from first-class cricket
shortly after.
Dyer controversially "caught" New Zealand batsman Andrew Jones
during a Test match. Replays clearly showed Dyer scooping the ball up from the ground before he appealed.
He shares an Australian One Day International 7th-wicket partnership record with Steve Waugh
.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
and Australian wicketkeeper. Dyer played in 6 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 23 ODIs from 1986 to 1988, including playing in the victorious 1987 World Cup Final
1987 Cricket World Cup
The 1987 Cricket World Cup was the fourth edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament. It was held from October 8 to November 8, 1987 in India and Pakistan — the first held outside England. The format was unchanged from 1983 except for a reduction in the number of overs a team played from 60...
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Dyer replaced Tim Zoehrer
Tim Zoehrer
Timothy Joseph Zoehrer is a former Australian cricket player. He played as a wicket-keeper....
for only a few 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...
, but his international career was cut short by the emergence of Ian Healy
Ian Healy
Ian Andrew Healy is a former cricketer who played for Queensland and Australia. A specialist wicketkeeper and useful right-hand middle-order batsman, he made an unheralded entry to international cricket in 1988, after only six first-class games. His work ethic and combativeness was much needed...
and was dropped from the team
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...
in 1988. He retired from first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
shortly after.
Dyer controversially "caught" New Zealand batsman Andrew Jones
Andrew Jones (cricketer)
Andrew Howard Jones is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in 39 Tests and 87 ODIs from 1987 to 1995. He played for three provinces during his domestic career: Central Districts Stags, Otago Volts and Wellington Firebirds....
during a Test match. Replays clearly showed Dyer scooping the ball up from the ground before he appealed.
He shares an Australian One Day International 7th-wicket partnership record with Steve Waugh
Steve Waugh
Stephen Rodger "Steve" Waugh, AO is a former Australian cricketer and fraternal twin of cricketer Mark Waugh. A right-handed batsman, he was also a successful medium-pace bowler...
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