Country: | England |
Fullname: | Roger Miller |
Birth Date: | 20 April 1857 |
Birth Place: | Reading, Berkshire, England |
Death Place: | Lowestoft, Suffolk, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
Club1: | Cambridge University |
Year1: | 1881 |
Club2: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
Year2: | 1881 - 1884 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 7 |
Runs1: | 261 |
Bat Avg1: | 23.72 |
100S/50S1: | –/1 |
Top Score1: | 73 |
Deliveries1: | 68 |
Wickets1: | 0 |
Bowl Avg1: | – |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | – |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
Date: | 30 April |
Year: | 2021 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/17576.html Cricinfo |
Roger Miller (20 April 1857 – 13 July 1912) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of William Miller, he was born at Reading in April 1857. He was educated at both Somerset College in Bath and Uppingham School,[1] before going up to Jesus College, Cambridge.[2] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1881, playing two matches against an England XI and the Gentlemen of England, with both matches played at Fenner's.[3] He scored 62 runs in these two matches,[4] but did not gain a cricket blue. Miller also played first-class matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club between 1881 and 1884, making five appearances.[3] He scored 199 runs in these matches, with a highest score of 73 on his debut for the club in 1881 against Cambridge University.[4] [5] Miller died at Lowestoft in July 1912.