Famous Cricketers No 70 - Keith Miller

possible that his absence from the Second Test with fluid on the knee made the difference between an England win by 38 runs and an Australian victory which would have put them 2-0 up in the rubber. Overall this season Miller scored 381 runs at an average of 31.75 and took nineteen wickets at 25.73. His best bowling in the Shield competition was the 5-38 he took against Victoria to help New South Wales defeat them in two days at Sydney in January. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 180. New South Wales v Queensland, Brisbane, October 29, 30, November 1, 2 (Match drawn) c R.R.Lindwall b B.J.Flynn 46 469 16.1 2 39 1 P.J.P.Burge c E.K.Cotton 405 1 15 0 58 0 261-4 181. New South Wales v MCC, Sydney, November 12, 13, 15, 16 (Match drawn) c J.V.Wilson b A.V.Bedser 86 382 8 0 31 1 J.V.Wilson c R.B.Simpson 252 did not bat - 78-2 6 1 8 0 327 182. AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND, Brisbane, November 26, 27, 29, 30, December 1 (Australia won by an innings and 154 runs) b T.E.Bailey 49 601-8d 11 5 19 1 R.T.Simpson b 190 12 2 30 1 L.Hutton lbw 257 183. AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND, Melbourne, December 31, January 1, 3, 4, 5 (England won by 128 runs) c T.G.Evans b J.B.Statham 7 231 11 8 14 3 L.Hutton c G.B.Hole 191 W.J.Edrich c R.R.Lindwall D.C.S.Compton c R.N.Harvey c W.J.Edrich b F.H.Tyson 6 111 18 6 35 1 T.G.Evans c L.V.Maddocks 279 184. New South Wales v Victoria, Sydney, January 14, 15 (New South Wales won by nine wickets) b A.C.Day 0 234 5 0 26 0 86 did not bat - 11-1 10.1 1 38 5 C.C.McDonald c W.J.Watson 158 J.Hallebone c R.B.Simpson J.L.Chambers b J.C.Hill c J.W.Burke J.F.Power b 185. AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND, Adelaide, January 28, 29, 31, February 1, 2 (England won by five wickets) c T.E.Bailey b R.Appleyard 44 323 11 4 34 1 D.C.S.Compton lbw 341 b J.B.Statham 14 111 10.4 2 40 3 L.Hutton c A.K.Davidson 97-5 1 W.J.Edrich b M.C.Cowdrey c R.G.Archer 186. New South Wales v MCC, Sydney, February 18, 19, 21, 22 (New South Wales won by 45 runs) c T.W.Graveney b P.J.Loader 11 172 10 0 31 1 J.V.Wilson b 172 c P.B.H.May b A.V.Bedser 71 314-8d 5 0 15 1 P.B.H.May b 269 1 187. AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND, Sydney, February (25), (26), (28), March 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) run out 19 221 15 1 71 0 371-7d b J.H.Wardle 28 118-6 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 4 7 0 167 49 23.85 - - 1 Sheffield Shield 2 2 0 46 46 23.00 - - 1 Other matches 2 3 0 168 86 56.00 - 2 1 Season 8 12 0 381 86 31.75 - 2 3 Career 187 271 27 11929 262* 48.88 33 57 118 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Strike RunR Test matches 88.4 28 243 10 3-14 24.30 - - 70.80 34.32 Sheffield Shield 46.2 3 161 6 5-38 26.83 1 - 61.66 43.51 Other matches 29 1 85 3 1-15 28.33 - - 77.33 36.63 Season (8-ball) 163.6 32 489 19 5-38 25.73 1 - 68.94 37.32 Career (8-ball) 1961.1 286 } 8898 397 7-60 22.41 10 - 58.32 38.42 (6-ball) 1244.3 360 30