Keith Miller
On scorecards: KR Miller
In-game rating: 94/99
BATTING
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Keith Miller played 55 Tests for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1946 to 1956. The first came against New Zealand at Basin Reserve, with a score of 30 and 2 wickets, and the last against Pakistan at National Stadium in 1956.
The most productive decade was the 1950s: 2,080 runs at 34.7 in 37 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 147 against West Indies at Sabina Park in 1955, in a match Australia won. The best bowling is 7 for 60 against England at Brisbane Cricket Ground in 1946.
In all: 7 hundreds, 13 fifties, 7 five-wicket hauls, 1 ten-wicket match. At home the average was 40.0 across 28 Tests; away it was 33.9 across 27 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against England: 1,511 runs at 33.6 in 29 Tests. Sydney Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 8 Tests and 585 runs at 65.0. Australia won 31 of the Tests Keith Miller played and lost 9, with 15 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 55 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 147 | – | West Indies | Sabina Park | 1955 | Won |
| 145* | – | England | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1951 | Won |
| 141* | 198 | England | Adelaide Oval | 1947 | Drawn |
| 137 | – | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 1955 | Drawn |
| 129 | – | West Indies | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1951 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/60 | 22 | England | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1946 | Won |
| 6/107 | 25.2 | West Indies | Sabina Park | 1955 | Won |
| 5/26 | 7.6 | West Indies | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1952 | Won |
| 5/40 | 15 | South Africa | Ellis Park | 1949 | Won |
| 5/60 | 19.3 | West Indies | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1951 | Won |
Best in a match: 10/152 against England (1956).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 1,511 | 33.58 | 3/6 | 87 | 22.40 |
| West Indies | 10 | 801 | 53.40 | 4/1 | 40 | 25.98 |
| South Africa | 9 | 399 | 33.25 | 0/4 | 30 | 21.03 |
| India | 5 | 185 | 37.00 | 0/2 | 9 | 24.78 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 3.00 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 32 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 29.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 28 | 1,601 | 40.02 | 3/7 | 85 | 20.47 |
| Away | 27 | 1,357 | 33.92 | 4/6 | 85 | 25.48 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 18 | 878 | 43.90 | 1/6 | 48 | 21.42 |
| 1950s | 37 | 2,080 | 34.67 | 6/7 | 122 | 23.59 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 8 | 585 | 65.00 | 2/2 | 25 | 21.68 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 8 | 294 | 21.00 | 0/1 | 27 | 21.00 |
| Adelaide Oval | 6 | 457 | 57.13 | 1/2 | 14 | 21.00 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 6 | 265 | 29.44 | 0/2 | 19 | 17.74 |
| Lord's | 3 | 270 | 45.00 | 1/1 | 11 | 20.55 |
| Headingley | 3 | 142 | 28.40 | 0/1 | 8 | 24.75 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v New Zealand, 1946 at Basin Reserve
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 1956 at National Stadium
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