The former Loughborough University Centre of Cricketing Excellence played 27 first-class matches from 2001 to 2009.

As Loughborough Marylebone Cricket Club University, the team has played fourteen first-class matches from 2010 to 2015.

This meant that a game against another university would not be considered first class; one against a county side which holds first-class status would.

He was assisted by coaching support which has recently included Nottinghamshire’s Paul Johnson (batting) and Chris Read (wicket-keeping).

Dilley was assisted by: a director of cricket for development monitoring and academic mentoring; a fitness advisor experienced with both county clubs and ECB; a sports psychologist; a physiotherapist working with the squad on physical screening, injury prevention regimes and remedial treatment; and a range of additional generic sports science and sports medicine back-up on the Loughborough campus.