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Keith Ross Miller was born on Nov. 28, 1919, in Sunshine, Melbourne, Victoria. He was also known as Nugget. He was also a fine slips fielder the slips, in fact anywhere in the field. At the time of his retirement from Test cricket in 1956, he had the best statistics of any all-rounder in cricket history.
Miller played 50 matches in the VFL for Australian Rules football team St Kilda, mainly at full back and centre half back, and was a member of the Victorian state football team in 1946.
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| Batting Style |
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Right-hand bat |
| Bowling Style |
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Right-arm fast |
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| Career Statistics |
Tests |
ODIs |
| Matches |
55 |
0 |
| Wickets |
170 |
0 |
| Bowling average |
22.97 |
0 |
| 5 wickets in innings |
7 |
0 |
| 10 wickets in innings |
1 |
N/A |
| Best bowling |
7 for 60 |
0 |
| Runs scored |
2958 |
0 |
| Batting average |
36.97 |
0 |
| 100s |
7 |
0 |
| 50s |
13 |
0 |
| Top score |
147 |
0 |
| Catches |
- |
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| Stumping |
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| Test Debut |
| Keith Miller made his test debut in Mar. 29-30, 1946 against New Zealand at Wellington. |
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| ODI Debut |
| Not played. |
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Turning Point
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| In second Test at Lord's in 1956, Miller's bowling at 34.1 over in the first innings and 36 over in the second and he took five wickets lead Australia's 181-run victory. |
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Achievements and World Records
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Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1954. |
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Australian Cricket Hall of Fame 1996. |
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| Present life |
He died in October 2004 after being in poor health for some time. |
