Colin Miller (cricketer)

Colin Miller

Personal information
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium Right-arm offbreak
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^{[citation needed]} 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.

Miller's Test career batting performance.

External links

• Cricinfo article on Colin Miller

http://www.rawtenstallcc.co.uk/introduce.html

Persondata
Name	Miller, Colin
Alternative names	Funky
Short description
Date of birth	6 February 1964
Place of birth	Footscray Victoria Australia
Date of death
Place of death