Tony Palladino

Who is Tony Palladino?

Antonio Paul Palladino, or more commonly known as Tony Palladino, is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He currently plays for Derbyshire after being released by Essex at the end of the 2010 season

Palladino, a seam-bowler, made his debut for the Essex Second XI back in 2000, shortly after his seventeenth birthday, but only made two appearances in the competition before leaving to play for Wanstead in the Essex Cricket League - and occasionally for Essex Cricket Board in the County Cup.

He made his debut in the C&G Trophy in his last game of 2002, and played in the County Championship for the first time against Leicestershire in 2003. While no Essex bowler was particularly cheap, Palladino took no wickets during his 28-over spell, and, following this game, was called up for two further County Championship appearances this season - even though the first of these saw him capture a career-best 6-41 with the ball, figures which included the prize wickets of Test batsmen Robert Key and Geraint Jones.

Palladino played just two County Championship games during 2004, having dislocated his shoulder at the end of the previous season, which proved to hamper his progress, as Essex finished in mid-table in Division Two.