David Miller (Australian cricketer) explained

David Miller
Fullname:David Lawson Miller
Birth Date:30 January 1870
Birth Place:Holytown, Scotland
Death Place:Clayfield, Queensland, Australia
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Left-arm fast
Role:Bowler
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:15
Runs1:162
Bat Avg1:8.10
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:21
Deliveries1:2561
Wickets1:55
Bowl Avg1:19.00
Fivefor1:2
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:5/38
Catches/Stumpings1:11/0
Umpire:true
Fcumpired:2
Umpfcdebutyr:1896
Umpfclastyr:1898
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/david-miller-6608 ESPNcricinfo
Date:19 June
Year:2016

David Lawson Miller (30 January 1870  - 12 April 1943) was an Australian cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Auckland, New South Wales and Queensland between 1892 and 1906.[1] He also was an umpire in two first-class matches.[2]

Miller was a left-arm fast bowler. His best first-class figures were 4 for 39 and 5 for 38 for the touring Queensland team against Canterbury in January 1897.[3]

Miller married Amy Morgan in Lithgow, New South Wales, in May 1901.[4] They lived in Brisbane, where he was a garage proprietor. He died in April 1943, aged 73.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Miller . 19 June 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: David Miller as Umpire in First-Class Matches . 2023-06-05 . CricketArchive.
  3. Web site: Canterbury v Queensland 1896-97 . CricketArchive . 2 October 2024.
  4. Wedding in Lithgow . Lithgow Mercury . 10 May 1901 . 4 .
  5. Legal Notices . The Telegraph . 17 April 1943 . 4 .