[1] Dicker himself worked as a carpenter, wood turner and as a cricket bat maker, initially at Hever and then at Edenbridge.
[1][2] Dicker played for a variety of local cricket teams, including for Westerham and Penshurst.
[2] He was one of the first players to employ roundarm bowling regularly.
[1] He played in three first-class matches, two for Kent sides in 1840 and one in 1844 in a Married v Single game.
[3] This was a benefit match for the players involved in it.