Famous Cricketers No 70 - Keith Miller

219. Australians v Derbyshire, Derby, August 11, 13, 14 (Australians won by 57 runs) b H.L.Jackson 1 146 16 3 49 1 J.M.Kelly b 111 did not bat - 183-3d 18 5 29 5 J.M.Kelly c A.K.Davidson 161 D.C.Morgan c G.R.A.Langley H.L.Johnson c G.R.A.Langley C.Gladwin c J.W.Rutherford H.L.Jackson b 220. Australians v Essex, Southend-on-Sea, August 18, 20, 21 (Australians won by an innings and 12 runs) c D.J.Insole b J.A.Bailey 50 349 12.1 2 35 3 C.C.P.Williams b 154 J.A.Bailey b K.C.Preston b 16 1 43 2 M.J.Bear c and b 183 1 W.T.Greensmith lbw 221. AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND, Kennington Oval, August 23, 24, 25, (27), 28 (Match drawn) c C.Washbrook b J.B.Statham 61 202 40 7 91 4 P.E.Richardson c G.R.A.Langley 247 D.S.Sheppard c R.G.Archer T.G.Evans lbw J.C.Laker c R.G.Archer not out 7 27-5 22 3 56 1 D.S.Sheppard c R.G.Archer 182-3d 222. Australians v Gentlemen of England, Lord’s, August 29, (30), (31) (Match drawn) hit wkt b J.J.Warr 17 226-8 223. Australians v T.N.Pearce’s XI, Scarborough, September 5, 6, 7 (Australians won by five wickets) c D.C.S.Compton b G.Goonesena 13 280-7d 8 3 12 0 272-9d 1 not out 9 193-5 7 0 15 1 P.E.Richardson b 200-7d 2 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 5 10 1 203 61 22.55 - 1 3 Other matches 15 19 5 640 281* 45.71 1 3 9 Tour 20 29 6 843 281* 36.65 1 4 12 Career 223 321 34 13987 281* 48.73 40 62 135 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Strike RunR Test matches 205.1 44 467 21 5-72 22.23 2 1 58.61 37.93 Other matches 224.5 53 513 29 5-29 17.68 2 - 46.51 38.02 Tour (6-ball) 430 97 980 50 5-29 19.60 4 1 51.60 37.98 Career (8-ball) 2055.4 306 } 10942 492 7-12 22.23 16 1 56.83 39.13 (6-ball) 1919.5 509 1956/57 – Australians in Pakistan Australia paid a short visit to Pakistan and India in the autumn of 1956. Miller took part in the inaugural Test match against Pakistan at Karachi scoring 32 runs and taking two wickets for 58 on the matting wicket as Australia lost by 9 wickets. It was his last Test match and the Australians failed to come to terms with the wicket being dismissed for scores of 80 and 187. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 224. AUSTRALIA v PAKISTAN, Karachi, October 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 (Pakistan won by nine wickets) c Wazir Mohammed b Fazal Mahmood 21 80 17 2 40 2 Hanif Mohammed c G.R.A.Langley 199 Waqar Hassan c G.R.A.Langley b Khan Mohammed 11 187 12 4 18 0 69-1 35