Olley made his
first-class debut for
Northamptonshire against
Cambridge University in 1983. This was his only major appearance for the county. The following season he made his
Minor Counties Championship debut for
Hertfordshire in 1985 against
Bedfordshire. He represented the county in Minor Counties Championship matches from 1985 to 1990, playing his final Championship match for the county against
Norfolk. He made his
MCCA Knockout Trophy debut in 1985 against Bedfordshire. He played in the Trophy for Hertfordshire from 1985 to 1990, with his final match for them coming against Bedfordshire. It was while playing for Hertfordshire that he made his debut in
List A cricket. This came against
Worcestershire in the
1985 NatWest Trophy. From 1985 to 1989, he represented the county in 5 List A matches, the last of which came against
Nottinghamshire in the
1989 NatWest Trophy. While still playing for Hertfordshire, Olley played 4 first-class matches for
Middlesex in 1988, the last of which came against
Hampshire. These matches brought a close to his first-class, a career in which he scored 77 runs at a
batting average of 15.40, with a high score of 27
*. While behind the
stumps he took 12
catches. Following the end of the 1990 season, he joined
Cambridgeshire, making his Minor Counties Championship debut against
Suffolk. Olley represented the county in Minor Counties Championship matches from 1991 to 1994, playing his final one against
Staffordshire. His MCCA Knockout Trophy debut for the county came in 1991 against
Lincolnshire. Olley played 3 further Trophy matches for the county from 1991 to 1993, the last of which came against Bedfordshire. Olley also played List A cricket for Cambridgeshire when they were permitted to take part in the domestic one-day tournament featuring the first-class counties. His debut in that format for the county came against
Kent in the
1991 NatWest Trophy. From 1991 to 1994, he represented the county in 2 further List A matches against
Northamptonshire in the
1992 NatWest Trophy and Hampshire in the
1994 NatWest Trophy. Olley died on 28 June 2025, aged 61. ==References==