David Colley

{{short description|Australian cricketer (born 1947)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = David Colley

| image =

| country = Australia

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

| fullname = David John Colley

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|3|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Mosman, New South Wales, Australia

| international = true

| testdebutdate = 8 June

| testdebutyear = 1972

| testdebutagainst = England

| testcap = 257

| lasttestdate = 13 July

| lasttestyear = 1972

| lasttestagainst = England

| odidebutdate = 26 August

| odidebutyear = 1972

| odidebutagainst = England

| odicap = 17

| oneodi = true

| club1 = New South Wales

| year1 = {{no wrap|1969/70–1978/79}}

| columns = 4

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 3

| runs1 = 84

| bat avg1 = 21.00

| 100s/50s1 = 0/1

| top score1 = 54

| deliveries1 = 729

| wickets1 = 6

| bowl avg1 = 52.00

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 3/83

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| column2 = ODI

| matches2 = 1

| runs2 = –

| bat avg2 = –

| 100s/50s2 = –

| top score2 = –

| deliveries2 = 66

| wickets2 = 0

| bowl avg2 = –

| fivefor2 = –

| tenfor2 = –

| best bowling2 = –

| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–

| column3 = FC

| matches3 = 87

| runs3 = 2,374

| bat avg3 = 23.74

| 100s/50s3 = 1/13

| top score3 = 101

| deliveries3 = 14,365

| wickets3 = 236

| bowl avg3 = 31.60

| fivefor3 = 8

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 6/30

| catches/stumpings3 = 44/–

| column4 = LA

| matches4 = 14

| runs4 = 154

| bat avg4 = 22.00

| 100s/50s4 = 0/0

| top score4 = 40

| deliveries4 = 775

| wickets4 = 24

| bowl avg4 = 19.20

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 4/54

| catches/stumpings4 = 4/–

| date = 12 December

| year = 2005

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/david-colley-4600 Cricinfo

}}

David John Colley (born 15 March 1947) is a former Australian cricketer who played in three Test matches and one One Day International in 1972.{{cite web |title=David Colley |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/david-colley-4600 |publisher=Cricinfo |access-date=24 February 2025}}

Colley was a fast-medium bowler and useful lower-order batsman who played for New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield between 1969–70 and 1977–78.{{cite web |title=David Colley |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1391/1391.html |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=24 February 2025}}

Chosen in the Australian team for the 1972 tour of England, Colley played in the first three Tests in the 1972 Ashes series. He opened the bowling in his first Test in Manchester{{cite web |title=England vs Australia, 1st Test at Manchester, Jun 08 1972 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-england-and-scotland-1972-61365/england-vs-australia-1st-test-63084/full-scorecard |publisher=Cricinfo |access-date=24 February 2025}} and was first change bowler (Dennis Lillee and Bob Massie opened) in his second at Lord's, when Massie took 16 wickets.

Playing in a List A match against Yorkshire at Bradford during the 1972 tour, Colley took 3/30.Warner, p. 387.