The Australian cricketer
Keith Miller toured England in 1948 as a member of
The Invincibles, a team that went undefeated in their 34 tour matches. Miller (28 November 1919 – 11 October 2004) was an
all-rounder: a
fast bowler and a right-handed
middle-orderbatsman.
Don Bradman, the team captain, typically used him and
Ray Lindwall in short bursts with the
new ball. Miller took 13
wickets at an
average of 26.28, playing a key role in subduing England's leading batsmen,
Len Hutton and
Denis Compton, with a barrage of
short-pitched bowling. In the First Test, Miller took seven wickets, including Hutton and Compton twice, bearing a large part of the bowling workload. With the bat, he scored 184 runs in the
Tests at an
average of 23.15, including 74 in the second
innings of the Second Test at
Lord's, and a rapid 58 in the Fourth Test that helped Australia regain the momentum in the match. In all
first-class matches on the tour, he took 56 wickets at 17.58 and scored 1,088 runs at 47.30. A carefree cricketer, Miller was seen as charismatic; his
joie de vivre on the field alienated his captain, and his friendship with
Princess Margaret was particularly scrutinised by the media. (
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The Australian cricketer
Keith Miller toured England in 1948 as a member of
The Invincibles, a team that went undefeated in their 34 tour matches. Miller (28 November 1919 – 11 October 2004) was an
all-rounder: a
fast bowler and a right-handed
middle-orderbatsman.
Don Bradman, the team captain, typically used him and
Ray Lindwall in short bursts with the
new ball. Miller took 13
wickets at an
average of 26.28, playing a key role in subduing England's leading batsmen,
Len Hutton and
Denis Compton, with a barrage of
short-pitched bowling. In the First Test, Miller took seven wickets, including Hutton and Compton twice, bearing a large part of the bowling workload. With the bat, he scored 184 runs in the
Tests at an
average of 23.15, including 74 in the second
innings of the Second Test at
Lord's, and a rapid 58 in the Fourth Test that helped Australia regain the momentum in the match. In all
first-class matches on the tour, he took 56 wickets at 17.58 and scored 1,088 runs at 47.30. A carefree cricketer, Miller was seen as charismatic; his
joie de vivre on the field alienated his captain, and his friendship with
Princess Margaret was particularly scrutinised by the media. (
Full article...)
... that since the death of King
Bhumibol Adulyadej, ultra-royalists in Thailand have criticized and harassed those who did not wear mourning black?
... that during the
1895 counter-revolution, Joseph Heleluhe, private secretary to Hawaii's deposed queen
Liliuokalani, was "stripped of all clothing and placed in a dark cell without light, food or water"?
An earthquake with a
magnitude of 7.8 strikes near
Kaikoura, north of
Christchurch, New Zealand, triggering tsunami warnings, causing widespread damage, and killing two people.
1443 – Having deserted the army of the
Ottoman Empire, Skanderbeg went to
Krujë in Middle Albania and using a forged letter from Sultan Murad II to the Governor of Krujë, became lord of the city.
2002 – Suicide bombers blew up an Israeli-owned hotel in
Mombasa, Kenya, but their colleagues failed in their attempt to bring down an
Arkia Israel Airlines charter flight with surface-to-air-missiles.
An adult Legong Bapang Saba dancer from
Sanata Dharma University's Sekar Jepun
Balinese dance troupe. Legong, which can be traced to the 19th century, is a narrative dance performed to gamelan music. Although the fifteen types of legong have traditionally been performed by prepubescent girls, today the dance may also be performed by adult women and men in women's costumes.
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