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{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Tim Linley
| image =
| country = England
| fullname = Timothy Edward Linley
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|3|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Horsforth]], [[Leeds]], England
| nickname =
| height = 187 cm
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]]
| role = Bowler
| club1 = [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford UCCE]]
| year1 = 2003–2005
| club2 = [[British Universities cricket team|British Universities]]
| year2 = 2004
| club3 = [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]]
| year3 = 2006
| club4 = [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]]
| year4 = 2009–2015
| clubnumber4 = 12
| columns = 3
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 62
| runs1 = 536
| bat avg1 = 8.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 42
| deliveries1 = 10,621
| wickets1 = 191
| bowl avg1 = 27.72
| fivefor1 = 5
| tenfor1 = 1
| best bowling1 = 6/57
| catches/stumpings1 = 21/–
| column2 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches2 = 25
| runs2 = 84
| bat avg2 = 21.00
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 20*
| deliveries2 = 898
| wickets2 = 23
| bowl avg2 = 39.56
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/50
| catches/stumpings2 = 3/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20|T20]]
| matches3 = 7
| runs3 = 9
| bat avg3 = 4.50
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 8
| deliveries3 = 122
| wickets3 = 6
| bowl avg3 = 24.66
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 2/28
| catches/stumpings3 = 2/–
| date = 22 December
| year = 2014
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Players/51/51879/51879.html CricketArchive
}}
'''Timothy Edward Linley''' (born 23 March 1982) is a former English [[cricket]]er who played primarily for [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]]. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He was born in [[Horsforth]], [[Leeds]], where he played cricket for Horsforth Cricket Club.

Linley went to [[St. Mary's Catholic High School, Menston]].<ref>[http://www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupHomepage.asp?GroupId=7293 Academic and sporting excellence for former St Mary’s students at Oxford]</ref> He started his first-class career with [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]], for whom he played for two years. The Oxford team at the time included Joe Sayers (with whom Linley went to school and who was at Yorkshire), [[Michael Munday]] (Somerset) and [[Viv Richards]]' son Mali. He also represented Combined Universities. During this time, his scalps included [[Scott Newman (cricketer)|Scott Newman]] (his maiden first-class wicket), [[Adam Hollioake]], James Benning, [[Darren Bicknell]], [[Jason Gallian]], [[Russell Warren (cricketer)|Russell Warren]], [[Mark Richardson (cricketer)|Mark Richardson]] (New Zealand touring side), [[Michael di Venuto]], Jonathan Moss and [[Jehan Mubarak]] (Sri Lankan touring side).

Linley moved to [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] in 2005, ostensibly as a 'prize' after winning the London County Cricket Club 'search for a star' competition, although rumour has it the contract had already been agreed previously. It did not prove to be a happy pairing. There were few opportunities for Linley in Sussex's championship winning side and his appearances were restricted to the second XI, the tourists game (Sri Lanka) and the Twenty20 challenge.

Linley then made the occasional appearance for [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] Second XI and had an extended run with Surrey second XI in 2008 including a five-wicket haul (seven in the match) against Kent.

He played for Surrey in the final two Twenty20 group matches of the 2009 season but was wicketless in both.

By 2011, Linley had established himself as a regular in the Surrey First XI, having survived [[Chris Adams (cricketer)|Chris Adam's]] clear-out of many Surrey players by taking 20 wickets in the 2010 season (backed up by a further 23 for Surrey Second XI). On 8 February 2011 he signed a new two-year deal with the club, and later recorded his career-best figures of 6/57 against [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]] on 25 August 2011 (with figures of 9/79 in the match).

In September 2015 he announced that he was retiring because of injury.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/34268660 Tim Linley: Surrey seam bowler retires through injury] Retrieved 16 September 2015</ref>

Linley now owns and runs an independent coffee shop in [[Hyde Park, Leeds]] called Coffee on the Crescent<ref>{{cite web | url=https://coffeeonthecrescent.co.uk/pages/the-story-behind-coffee-on-the-crescent | title=The story behind Coffee on the Crescent }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People educated at St. Mary's Catholic High School, Menston]]
[[Category:English cricketers]]
[[Category:Oxford MCCU cricketers]]
[[Category:British Universities cricketers]]
[[Category:Sussex cricketers]]
[[Category:Surrey cricketers]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Leeds]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Horsforth]]

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