Colin Miller (cricketer)
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| Personal information | ||||
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| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium Right-arm offbreak |
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| International information | ||||
| National side | Australian | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Tests | First-class | ||
| Matches | 18 | 126 | ||
| Runs scored | 174 | 1533 | ||
| Batting average | 8.28 | 12.88 | ||
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/3 | ||
| Top score | 43 | 62 | ||
| Balls bowled | 4091 | 29183 | ||
| Wickets | 69 | 446 | ||
| Bowling average | 26.15 | 30.97 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 3 | 16 | ||
| 10 wickets in match | 1 | 3 | ||
| Best bowling | 5/32 | 7/49 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 6/- | 39/- | ||
| Source: Cricinfo, | ||||
Colin Reid Miller (born 6 February 1964, Footscray, Victoria) is a former Australian cricketer. Known for his ever-changing hair colour; he played with blue hair in a test match against the West Indies in 2001. His hair apparently[1] made West Indies captain Courtney Walsh laugh.
Miller began as a right-arm fast-medium bowler, but changed to right-arm offbreak spin after an ankle injury. He mixed both styles with considerable success, and was a surprise addition to the Australian Test team at the age of 34, being able to act both as the second spin bowler and the third pace bowler. He went on to play 18 tests, primarily for his off spin bowling on spin-friendly wickets, and took 69 wickets at the average of 26.15. He won the award for the Australian Test Player of the Year in 2001.
He retired from first-class cricket in 2002.
Colin played for Rawtenstall Cricket Club in the Lancashire League in 1990 and 1991. He finished 1990 with 1078 runs and 100 wickets and 1991 with 780 runs and 108 wickets.
Colin coached the Katandra Cricket Club in the Shepparton Cricket Association in 2004/05. He played in at least 3 A Grade games for the club in this time.
[edit] References
- ^ Colin Miller blue hair incident. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3JPdzmXF70. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
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