Full Name

John Dyson

Born

June 11, 1954, Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales

Age

69y 282d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Playing Role

Opening Batter

Education

University of New South Wales, Sydney

Other

Coach

John Dyson, a correct and hard-working opener, had a couple of good seasons for Australia at a time when the West Indian fast bowlers ruined the careers of a succession of top-order batsman. He toured England in 1981, and made a superb century at Headingley before Ian Botham's heroics. Dyson was also prolific for NSW. A former soccer player, he entered cricket folklore with an outfield catch at the SCG one day that would have made any goalkeeper proud. After retiring as a player he moved into coaching, taking charge of Sri Lanka in 2003. His appointment came as a surprise, given that he had little coaching experience at higher levels. However, the players warmed to his style, and in 2004 the team arrested a downward slide. His stint lasted nearly two years, before Tom Moody took over. In 2007, Dyson was interested in the India and Bangladesh vacancies, and he eventually edged out his fellow Australian Dav Whatmore for the post of West Indies coach. His tenure, as those before him will attest to, combined sporadic success with humiliating defeat, while the board continued to fight with and against the players' association. A costly and embarrassing Duckworth-Lewis calculation blunder cost his side a match against England in early 2009, and an horrifically weakened team - owing to another player-board dispute - lost a Test and one-day series to Bangladesh. It was the final nail in his coffin, and he was sacked in August.
Cricinfo staff August 2009

John Dyson Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests305871359127*26.64409733.17251233100
ODIs292747557932.82155348.6104552120
FC15627831993524140.22--1953--990
List A777472654126*39.61--415--231

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests30------------
ODIs29------------
FC156-1096621/0-33.003.6354.5-00
List A77-7911/71/79.007.717.0000
West Indies' coach John Dyson, profile photo

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Debut/Last Matches of John Dyson

Recent Matches of John Dyson

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
NSW vs Tasmania3--28-Oct-1989North SydneyList A
NSW vs West Aust0--22-Oct-1989PerthList A
NSW vs Queensland21 & 370/810-Mar-1989SydneyFC
NSW vs Tasmania4 & 112*--22-Feb-1989SydneyFC
NSW vs West Aust15--19-Feb-1989PerthList A

Photos of John Dyson

John Dyson and Chris Gayle ponder how to level the one-day series against England
John Dyson has a laugh
John Dyson takes charge of training and finally had a full squad available
John Dyson speaks to the media
John Dyson, West Indies' coach, makes a point while Ramnaresh Sarwan looks on
Chris Gayle talks to coach John Dyson ahead of the third ODI against Sri Lanka