Tony Palladino

Antonio Paul Palladino (born 29 June 1983), known as Tony Palladino, is an English professional cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.

He played for Essex and Derbyshire County Cricket Club between 2003 and 2020.

A popular player with colleagues and the cricket community, he was not re-engaged by Derbyshire following the end of the 2020 season when the Covid pandemic hit the world of sport quite severely. Palladino subsequently left Derbyshire by mutual agreement. He had been the county's leading wicket taker over the 2018–2019 seasons and had been the mainstay of the county bowling attack for a number of years.

Since leaving Derbyshire, he has been Professional / 1st Team Coach (Level 3 Coach) at South Wingfield Cricket Club where promotion to the Derbyshire County Division One has been achieved one year after his arrival (52 wickets @12.4 www.play-cricket.com) and coaches junior cricket at Brailsford & Ednaston Cricket Club in Derbyshire.