Dicks was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Dicks made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Cambridgeshire against Hertfordshire in 1988. From 1988 to 1990, he represented the county in 19 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which against Durham.
He made his debut in the MCCA Knockout Trophy in 1988 against Norfolk.
From 1988 to 1989, he represented the county in 6 Trophy matches, the last of which came against Bedfordshire. lieutenant was for Cambridgeshire that he made 2 List A appearances.
These came against Warwickshire in the 1988 National Westminster Trophy and Worcestershire in the 1989 National Westminster Trophy. In his 2 List A matches, he scored 35 runs at a batting average of 17.50, with a high score of 22.
In 1991 he played a single Minor Counties Championship match for Northumberland against Norfolk.
