Dennis Amiss

Dennis Leslie Amiss MBE (born 7 April 1943) is a former English cricketer and cricket administrator. He played for both Warwickshire and England. Amiss is known for scoring the first ever century in ODI history, which was also his debut match. A right-handed batsman, he was a stroke maker particularly through extra cover and midwicket – his two favourite areas to score runs. He was an accomplished batsman in all forms of the game. He averaged 42.86 in first-class, 35.06 in List-A, 46.30 in Tests and 47.72 in One Day Internationals. In first-class cricket he scored 102 centuries, and his England record amassed over 50 Tests ranks him with the best England has produced.

Dennis Amiss
Amiss in 1977
Personal information
Full name
Dennis Leslie Amiss
Born (1943-04-07) 7 April 1943
Harborne, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
NicknameSacker
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft arm medium
Slow left arm orthodox
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 434)18 August 1966 v West Indies
Last Test12 July 1977 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 12)24 August 1972 v Australia
Last ODI6 June 1977 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1960–1987Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 50 18 658 404
Runs scored 3,612 859 43,423 12,519
Batting average 46.30 47.72 42.86 35.06
100s/50s 11/11 4/1 102/212 15/77
Top score 262* 137 262* 137
Balls bowled 1,153 129
Wickets 18 2
Bowling average 39.88 62.50
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/21 1/15
Catches/stumpings 24/– 2/– 417/– 105/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 October 2009

After retiring as a player in 1987, he served Warwickshire as Chairman of the Cricket Committee, and he followed David Heath as chief executive from 1994 until 2006. In 1992 he was selected as an England selector. In November 2007 he became the deputy chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board; in August 2011, The Daily Telegraph described his role on the board as providing "cricketing knowledge and expertise [that] complemented Clarke’s business skills."

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