Dye was a "burly left-arm quick bowler" who bowled powerfully and had an unfussy approach to the game.
[1] He was awarded his Second XI county cap in 1963 and made his List A cricket debut for Kent in the 1963 Gillette Cup.
[1][2] In the 1972/73 South African cricket season Dye played for Eastern Province in the Currie Cup competitions.
[1][3][5] After retiring Dye moved to Spain where he remained active as a cricket coach at the La Manga Club in Murcia.
[1][5] As of 2017 he remains involved with the development of cricket in Spain as Chairman of the East Coast and Central League.