Colin Milburn

Colin Milburn (23 October 1941 – 28 February 1990) was an English cricketer, who played in nine Test matches for England, before an accident led to the loss of much of his sight and prompted his retirement.

Colin Milburn
Personal information
Born(1941-10-23)23 October 1941
Burnopfield, County Durham, England
Died28 February 1990(1990-02-28) (aged 48)
Aycliffe Village, County Durham, England
NicknameOllie
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 431)2 June 1966 v West Indies
Last Test6 March 1969 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1960–1974Northamptonshire
1966/67–1968/69Western Australia
1976Durham
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA
Matches 9 255 45
Runs scored 654 13,262 610
Batting average 46.71 33.07 15.25
100s/50s 2/2 23/75 0/3
Top score 139 243 84
Balls bowled – 7,033 1,351
Wickets – 99 41
Bowling average – 32.03 22.82
5 wickets in innings – 1 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0
Best bowling – 6/59 4/34
Catches/stumpings 7/– 224/– 11/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 September 2009

Cricker writer Colin Bateman commented, "he was a clean, natural hitter of the ball who had an infectious zest for the game and life". Bateman added, "he hit the ball with the strength of a lumberjack and he had the courage of a lion, but he was no Neanderthal clubber".

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