Brian McMillan

For Australian footballer, see Brian McMillan (footballer).

Brian McMillan

Personal information
Full name	Brian Mervin McMillan
Born	(1963-12-22) 22 December 1963 Welkom, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1984/85–1988/89	Transvaal
1986	Warwickshire
1989/90–1999/00	Western Province
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI Matches 38 78 Runs scored 1,968 841 Batting average 39.35 23.36 100s/50s 3/13 1/0 Top score 113 127 Balls bowled 6,048 3,623 Wickets 75 70 Bowling average 33.82 36.98 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 4/65 4/32 Catches/stumpings 49/– 42/–
Source: CricInfo, 25 January 2006

Brian Mervin McMillan (born 22 December 1963) played 38 Test matches and 78 One Day Internationals for South Africa from 1991 to 1998. He was rated by many as the best allrounder in the world in the mid-1990s, and won South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year awards in 1991 and 1996.

McMillan was a right arm medium-pace bowler and right-handed batsman. He was also a leading slip fielder, and holds the highest percentage of catches per Test for an outfielder in South Africa Test cricket history.

International career

McMillan made his Test debut in November 1992, against India at Durban, in South Africa's first home Test match in over 20 years. He was a key member of the South African team post their re-admittance to world cricket in 1991.

Domestic career

In domestic cricket, he represented Transvaal for four seasons from 1984-85 to 1988-89, and Western Province from 1989-90 until his retirement in the 1999-00 season. He also spent a season with Warwickshire in 1986.

Beyond cricket

McMillan has also been a professional teacher in Durban university. He currently heads an office automation firm in Cape Town.

External links

• Brian McMillan at ESPNcricinfo