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LEGENDS - Keith Miller
MA Karim
2/8/2006
 

          Crisis spurred Miller to his best; against England in the first Test of the 1946-47 series, chickenpox put Lindwall out of the attack. Miler charged away manfully---and took nine wickets. With England requiring 94 at Adelaide eight years later to retain the Ashes, Miller sent back Hutton, Edrich and Cowdrey in 20 balls.
Miller was also one of the most exciting batsmen to emerge after the war. He hit 185 in 165 minutes for the Dominions XI at Lord's in 1945. Ten years later he was second in the averages in the West Indies. Scoring 73.16 per innings.
Miller treated an important representative encounter with a characteristic nonchalance. On one occasion he led his players off the field during a Sheffield Shield game, allowing them to tune in to the broadcast of the Melbourne Cup race.
When Peter May drove him for 4, Miller applauded, peeled off his second sweater and almost hit the batsman with the next two deliveries.
When Trueman got him caught behind in a Test, Miller faced the bowler, bat raised in appreciation. When he walked off Lord's for the last time in 1956 after taking 10 for 152, Miller tossed the bails into applauding stands.
Keith Miller retired with 2958 Test runs, averaging 36.97 and 170 wickets at 22.97 apiece. (Continued)

 

 
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