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Full name Geoffrey Miller
Born September 8, 1952, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Current age 57 years 61 days
Major teams England, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Essex, Natal
Nickname Dusty
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Other Selector
Height 6 ft 2 in
Education Chesterfield Grammar School
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 34 | 51 | 4 | 1213 | 98* | 25.80 | 3416 | 35.50 | 0 | 7 | 119 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| ODIs | 25 | 18 | 2 | 136 | 46 | 8.50 | 265 | 51.32 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| First-class | 383 | 548 | 94 | 12027 | 130 | 26.49 | 2 | 72 | 309 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 334 | 267 | 57 | 4234 | 88* | 20.16 | 0 | 17 | 110 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 34 | 50 | 5149 | 1859 | 60 | 5/44 | 6/57 | 30.98 | 2.16 | 85.8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 25 | 24 | 1268 | 813 | 25 | 3/27 | 3/27 | 32.52 | 3.84 | 50.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 383 | 59221 | 24854 | 888 | 8/70 | 27.98 | 2.51 | 66.6 | 39 | 7 | |||
| List A | 334 | 13389 | 8186 | 278 | 4/22 | 4/22 | 29.44 | 3.66 | 48.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | England v West Indies at The Oval, Aug 12-17, 1976 scorecard |
| Last Test | England v West Indies at Lord's, Jun 28-Jul 3, 1984 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | England v Australia at The Oval, Jun 6, 1977 scorecard |
| Last ODI | England v West Indies at Lord's, Jun 4, 1984 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1973 - 1990 |
| List A span | 1973 - 1994 |
As an allrounder Geoff Miller was essentially reliable rather than matchwinning, but his batting was sufficiently better than that of rival offspinners John Emburey and Eddie Hemmings to earn him 34 Test caps. In his most successful series, against a Packer-weakened Australia in 1978-79, he topped the bowling averages with 23 wickets at 15.04. Unaccountably for such a correct batsman, he needed 380 innings to compile a maiden first-class hundred, though before that he had twice scored 98 for England, one of them not out. A droll character, he was much in demand in retirement as an after-dinner speaker, and joined the England selection panel in 2000. Eight years later, he usurped David Graveney as England's National Selector - a post Graveney had held for eleven years.
Cricinfo Staff January 2008
- Miller rules out Trescothick call (Aug 11, 2009)
- Adams calls for Ramprakash reselection (Aug 10, 2009)
- Onions pips Harmison for final slot (Jul 5, 2009)
- Harmison and Panesar await their fate (Jul 4, 2009)
- Miller wants swift coach decision (Apr 9, 2009)
Jul 4, 2009
Andrew Strauss, Geoff Miller and James Whitaker watch the England Lions take on Australia
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Apr 6, 2009
Geoff Miller announces England's 30-man Twenty20 squad
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Jul 16, 2008
Geoff Miller and Andrew Flintoff ponder life in the Headingley nets
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