He played as a right-handed batsman for Hertfordshire. Ilott, who made his Minor Counties Championship debut for the team in the 1988 season, and who played with the team until 1994, made a single List A appearance for the team, during the 1993 season, against Gloucestershire. From the upper-middle order, he scored 14 runs.
Ilott"s brother, Mark played Test cricket for England, while his father, John, umpired National Westminster Trophy matches between 1999 and 2003.