Dennis Amiss

Dennis Amiss (born 7 April 1943) is a former English cricket player. He scored the first century in history on both his debut and in his last match. He became the chairman of the Warwickshire Cricket Committee in 1987.

Dennis Amiss

Amiss in 1977
Personal information
Full name	Dennis Leslie Amiss
Born	(1943-04-07) 7 April 1943 Harborne, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Nickname	Sacker
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left arm medium Slow left arm orthodox
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 434)	18 August 1966 v West Indies
Last Test	12 July 1977 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 12)	24 August 1972 v Australia
Last ODI	6 June 1977 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1960–1987	Warwickshire
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

Amiss received the Wisden Cricketers of the Year award in 1975, an MBE in 1988, and a Doctor of the University award from the University of Birmingham in 2007.