Famous Cricketers No 70 - Keith Miller

90. New South Wales v Western Australia, Perth, December 10, 11, 13, 14 (New South Wales won by an innings and 19 runs) c D.S.T.Williams b W.P.Dunn 52 507 7 0 22 2 D.K.Carmody b 241 A.R.Edwards c R.A.Saggers 4 1 10 0 247 91. New South Wales v South Australia, Adelaide, December 17, 18, 20, 21 (Match drawn) c G.R.A.Langley b G.Noblet 0 243 12.7 3 36 2 B.L.Bowley c R.A.Saggers 196 A.R.C.McLean c R.A.Saggers c R.A.Hamence b B.Dooland12 353-4d 8 1 34 1 R.A.Hamence b 358-5 92. New South Wales v Victoria, Melbourne, December 24, 27, 28, 29 (Match drawn) b W.A.Johnston 6 334 6 0 18 0 187 lbw b D.T.Ring 26 200-6d - - - - 98-4 93. New South Wales v Queensland, Sydney, December (31), January 1, 3, 4 (New South Wales won by ten wickets) not out 52 180 8 2 19 2 K.D.Mackay c J.Moroney 202 1 D.Tallon c R.A.Saggers did not bat - 143-0 3 0 10 0 120 94. New South Wales v Victoria, Sydney, January 28, 29, 31, February 1 (New South Wales won by 88 runs) b H.F.Lambert 99 229 6 0 24 1 A.L.Hassett c R.A.Saggers 165 c D.T.Ring b H.F.Lambert 7 221 8 0 29 1 A.L.Hassett c and b 197 1 95. A.L.Hassett’s XI v A.R.Morris’s XI, Sydney, February 25, 26, 28, March 1 (A.R.Morris’s XI won by eight wickets) c W.A.Johnston b D.T.Ring 15 204 15 1 63 2 J.Moroney c A.K.Walker 581 1 D.G.Bradman c K.D.Meuleman b I.W.Johnson 6 437 - - - - 62-2 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Sheffield Shield 6 9 1 363 109 45.37 1 3 3 Other matches 2 4 0 37 15 9.25 - - 1 Season 8 13 1 400 109 33.33 1 3 4 Career 95 139 15 6140 206* 49.51 17 28 64 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Strike RunR Sheffield Shield 62.7 7 202 9 2-19 22.44 - - 55.88 40.15 Other matches 15 1 63 2 2-63 31.50 - - 60.00 52.50 Season (8-ball) 77.7 8 265 11 2-19 24.09 - - 56.63 42.53 Career (8-ball) 648.3 77 } 3839 167 7-60 22.98 4 - 57.36 40.07 (6-ball) 732.1 186 1949/50 Miller played in two games for New South Wales in the winter of 1949/50 before being called into the South African tour as replacement for Bill Johnston. He captained the State side against Queensland and Western Australia. Both matches were won with Miller making a substantial contribution to the win over Queensland with an innings of 80, (top score in a total of 248), and six wickets for 73 runs. He took two more wickets against Western Australia in a comfortable win. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 96. New South Wales v Queensland, Brisbane, October 28, 29, 31, November 1 (New South Wales won by 15 runs) c and b L.J.Johnson 80 248 12 3 25 3 A.H.Carrigan c S.G.Simsey 118 K.M.Jack c G.W.C.Yeates A.S.Young c J.W.Burke c W.W.Morris b L.J.Johnson 3 137 21 3 48 3 W.A.Brown c J.H.de Courcy 252 1 A.S.Young c J.H.de Courcy L.J.Johnson b 97. New South Wales v Western Australia, Sydney, November 4, 5, 7, 8 (New South Wales won by 94 runs) b M.U.Herbert 0 213 7.4 0 25 1 G.T.Kessey c E.W.Lukeman 201 1 18