Life and Career
Dilley was born and raised in Dartford, Kent, England, attended Dartford High School. and played his early cricket for Dartford Cricket Club at Hesketh Park. He trained as a diamond cutter in Hatton Garden before embarking on a cricketing career with Kent County Cricket Club. He played for the Kent Second XI in 1976, aged 17.
He was married and divorced twice. Kent cricketer Graham Johnson was a brother-in-law. He had four children, including Chris Pennell, captain of Worcester Warriors rugby team.
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