Colin Milburn

Colin Milburn

Personal information
Born	(1941-10-23)23 October 1941 Burnopfield, County Durham, England
Died	28 February 1990(1990-02-28) (aged 48) Aycliffe Village, County Durham, England
Nickname	Ollie
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 431)	2 June 1966 v West Indies
Last Test	6 March 1969 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1960–1974	Northamptonshire
1966/67–1968/69	Western Australia
1976	Durham
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

Colin Milburn (23 October 1941 – 28 February 1990)^[1] 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.

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".^[1]