Michael Gray Dighton (born 24 April 1976) is an Australian
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
coach and former player. He played domestic cricket for
Western Australia and
Tasmania as well as English county cricket for
Hampshire and
Derbyshire. He was head coach of
Canada from 2011 to 2012.
Playing career
Dighton was educated at
Kent Street Senior High School in
Perth . He began his career with the
Western Warriors but later switched to the
Tasmanian Tigers. He plays club cricket for
North Hobart Cricket Club
North Hobart Cricket Club also known as the "Demons" represent North Hobart in Tasmania's Grade Cricket Competition.
North Hobart Cricket Club was founded in 1905, and won the "A Grade" competition in their first season, quickly establishing ...
. He is an opening batsman, particularly in
One-day cricket, and played a leading role in the Tigers victorious
ING Cup campaign of 2004–05. He bowls occasional leg spin, and is also a 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.
In 2007, he recorded the best bowling figures by a bowler on T20 debut (6-25) and was the only debutant to take a 6 wicket haul on T20 debut.
On 15 November 2008, Dighton scored 34 off 13 balls for the Emirates All*Stars against the Australian National Team in an exhibition Twenty/20 match. He and Adam Gilchrist scored quickly, hitting boundaries and helping the team (specially made for the occasion) on to win. During the fielding innings, he caught a surprising
one handed catch in the deep to dismiss
Cameron White.
Coaching career
Dighton was appointed head coach of the
Canada national cricket team
The Canada national cricket team represents Canada in international cricket. The team is organised by Cricket Canada, which became an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1968.
With the United States, Canada was one ...
in September 2011. He resigned in April 2012 after the team failed to progress through the
2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
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.
References
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1976 births
Living people
Australian cricket coaches
Australian cricketers
Coaches of the Canada national cricket team
Cricketers from Toowoomba
Derbyshire cricketers
Hampshire cricketers
Netherlands cricketers
People educated at Kent Street Senior High School
Tasmania cricketers
Western Australia cricketers
Australian expatriates in Canada