The Hindu : Colin Miller retires

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Wednesday, Jul 03, 2002

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Colin Miller retires

Sydney July 2. Australian medium-pace off-spinner Colin Miller announced retirement from first class cricket on Tuesday, the Australian Cricket Board said.

Miller had played 18 Tests for Australia, capturing 69 wickets at 26.15 — including a ten-wicket haul against the West Indies at the Adelaide Oval in 2000-01. He began his career as a medium-pace bowler and later developed his skills as an off-spinner after suffering an ankle injury in the early 1990s.

Miller also claimed 446 first-class wickets at 30.97 for Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania in 126 matches. He made his first-class debut for Victoria in 1985-86 and Test debut against Pakistan at Rawalpindi in October 1998.

From thereon he went on to play an important role in Australia's record 16 Test match winning streak from 1999 to 2001, claiming 35 wickets at 22.23 in seven matches.

During the 2000 and 2000-01 seasons, Miller took 32 wickets at 21.00 in six Tests, claiming five wickets in an innings on three occasions. These efforts led to him being named the Test Player of the Year at the 2001 Allan Border Medal presentation.

``It will be hard to bid a final farewell to first-class cricket because the game has meant so much to me for such a long time,'' Miller said.

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