Alan Lilley

{{short description|English cricketer (born 1959)}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Alan Lilley

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = Alan William Lilley

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|5|8|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Ilford, Essex, England

| death_date =

| death_place =

| family =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role =

| club1 = Essex

| year1 = 1978–1990

| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 120

| runs1 = 4,495

| bat avg1 = 25.68

| 100s/50s1 = 3/24

| top score1 = 113*

| deliveries1 = 519

| wickets1 = 8

| bowl avg1 = 70.62

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 3/116

| catches/stumpings1 = 67/–

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 200

| runs2 = 2,800

| bat avg2 = 18.42

| 100s/50s2 = 2/8

| top score2 = 119

| deliveries2 = 93

| wickets2 = 6

| bowl avg2 = 11.16

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = –

| best bowling2 = 2/0

| catches/stumpings2 = 34/–

| date = 15 June

| year = 2022

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/alan-lilley-16294 Cricinfo

}}

Alan William Lilley (born 8 May 1959) is a former English first-class cricketer.[http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16294.html Cricinfo profile of Alan Lilley]

Lilley was born in Ilford and played for Essex from 1978 to 1990 during the most successful period in their history. A right-handed opening batsman, he scored 4,495 runs in 120 first-class matches and a further 2,800 runs in one day games. Opening the batting with Graham Gooch, he scored a century on his first-class debut in the last match of the 1978 County Championship, helping Essex to a nine-wicket victory over Nottinghamshire.{{cite web |title=Nottinghamshire v Essex 1978 |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1978/ENG_LOCAL/CC/NOTTS_ESSEX_CC_06-08SEP1978.html |website=Cricinfo |access-date=9 October 2024}}

Lilley top-scored in the final of the Benson & Hedges Cup in 1989 with 95 not out, although he finished on the losing side on this occasion as Nottinghamshire won off the last ball.{{cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1989/ENG_LOCAL/B+H/ESSEX_NOTTS_B+H_15JUL1989.html|title=Essex v Nottinghamshire at Lord's, 15 July 1989|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=12 June 2022}} He also played at Lord's as Essex beat Nottinghamshire in the final of the 1985 NatWest Trophy (although not required to bat on that occasion). Essex won four County Championships while he was with the county, in 1979, 1983, 1984 and 1986. Lilley later worked for the county club as an administrator.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}

On October 2010, Lilley was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault at a sports ground in Chelmsford but shortly released on bail. As a result of the arrest, he quit his £75,000 job as an executive at Essex County Cricket Club 10 days later. All charges against him were later dropped.{{Cite web |date=September 7, 2015 |title=11 cricketers probed for sexual assaults |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/criclife/11-cricketers-probed-for-sexual-assaults-498580/ |website=Cricket Untry}}{{Cite news |date=2010-10-10 |title=Alleged attack at cricket ground in Essex |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-11510554 |access-date= |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}