Keith Miller with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 information
Australian cricketer's role in test match series
Keith Miller
Miller in June 1945
Personal information
Full name
Keith Ross Miller
Born
(1919-11-28)28 November 1919 Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Died
11 October 2004(2004-10-11) (aged 84) Mornington, Victoria, Australia
Nickname
Nugget
Height
188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm fast
Role
All-rounder
International information
National side
Australia
Test debut
10 June 1948 v England
Last Test
14 August 1948 v England
Career statistics
Competition
Tests
First-class
Matches
5
22
Runs scored
184
1,088
Batting average
26.28
47.30
100s/50s
0/2
2/8
Top score
74
202*
Balls bowled
829
2,575
Wickets
13
56
Bowling average
23.15
17.58
5 wickets in innings
0
3
10 wickets in match
0
0
Best bowling
4/125
6/42
Catches/stumpings
8/–
20/–
Source: CricketArchive, 4 November 2016
Keith Miller was a member of Donald Bradman's famous Australian cricket team, which toured England in 1948 and went undefeated in its 34 matches. This unprecedented feat by a Test side touring England earned the Australians the sobriquet "The Invincibles". Miller was an all-rounder: a right-arm opening fast bowler and a right-handed middle-order batsman. With Ray Lindwall, he formed Australia's first-choice opening attack, a combination regarded as one of the best of all time. Miller was also a skillful slip fielder, regarded by his captain as the best in the world.
Miller played a vital role in the side's success in the Test series, particularly with the ball. Despite a back injury which meant he passed one Test without bowling, he took 13 wickets in the series at an average of 26.28, and also contributed 184 runs at an average of 23.15. He played a key role in subduing England's leading batsmen, Len Hutton and Denis Compton, with a barrage of short-pitched bowling, troubling Hutton to such an extent that he was dropped for the Third Test. In all first-class matches on the tour, Miller scored 1,088 runs at 47.30 and took 56 wickets at 17.58. Bradman gave him a light bowling workload during the tour matches, to keep him fresh for the Test matches.
Miller's character, joie de vivre and love of cricket were expressed on the field during the tour, particularly in the tour games, when he played several carefree innings, hitting many sixes. He also showed his disdain for Bradman's obsession with annihilating the opposition. In one match against Essex, he deliberately allowed himself to be bowled first ball in protest against Australia's ruthless approach to batting; that day, his side set a world record for the most runs scored in a day of first-class cricket (721).
Miller's charisma—coupled with the unprecedented popularity of the Australians—meant that he was in demand at social events on the tour. His friendship with Princess Margaret was also particularly scrutinised by the media.
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