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Keith Ross Miller AM MBE (28 November 1919 – 11 October 2004) was an Australian Test cricketer and a Royal Australian Air Force pilot during World War II. Miller is widely regarded as Australia's greatest ever all-rounder. His ability, irreverent manner and good looks made him a crowd favourite.
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Apr 28, 2009 · A personal account of playing against and meeting Keith Miller, the Australian cricket legend who bowled and batted with flair and charisma. The article also covers his post-cricket struggles with health, family and fame.
Learn about Keith Miller, one of Australia's greatest all-rounders, who played 55 Tests from 1946 to 1956. He scored 2,958 runs and took 170 wickets, and was known as "Nugget" for his aggressive style.
Keith Miller was a brilliant all-rounder who played 55 Tests for Australia from 1946 to 1956. He scored seven centuries and took 170 wickets, including a match-winning haul at Lord's in 1956.
- Male
- December 28, 1919
- Australia
- Named after aviator brothers. Miller was named after the Australian pioneer aviator brothers Keith and Ross Smith, who were half-way through their historic flight from England to Australia at the time of his birth.
- Dual sports. Miller’s father was a successful local cricketer who taught him as well his two brothers the nuances of cricket. Being raised in a sporting atmosphere, the three Miller boys played Australian rules football in winter and cricket in summer.
- Aspired to be a jockey for his short height. Despite being selected for an under-15 Victorian school-boys cricket team, Miller wanted to be a jockey as he was short-heighted at that point of time (he was only 4.9 ft tall.)
- Poor academic record and Woodfull as teacher. Miller attended the selective Melbourne High School, where Australian Test captain Bill Woodfull was his mathematics teacher.
Oct 25, 2011 · Cricket. This was published 12 years ago. Keith Miller was my sporting idol, a war hero, a sharp thinker and the best captain Australia never had. More than 120 Australian cricketers chose their five greatest players to wear the baggy green for a new book.
Flamboyant, insouciant and hugely gifted, Keith Miller was Australia's finest allrounder - and among the world's best - able to turn a match with bat or ball, and as dashing off the field...
