norm february march cricketer played new_south_wales australia right handed batsman known foot state debut aged progressing test selection aged late early career foremost batsmen australian team scoring test centuries topping run scoring tour indian helped australia win test series pakistani soil years series india career peaked scored tied test west_indies end series career average performances tour england saw named form formidable characterised start innings persistent knee problems controversial media attack legality west indian bowler saw dropped australian team bowled occasional leg spin regarded finest era later cricket commentator son played cricket state level early years son builder born new south wales associations father family maternal uncle played club sydney grade cricket trained cricket near family home oval accompanied uncle cricket age seven given batting practice end session denied chance play cricket school field team moving played cricket defiance teacher recommended athletics teenager uncle took saw miller play day impressed way hit ball foot uncle guidance joined club sydney grade competition steadily moved grades broke grade age sensing potential club informed regardless form play season allowed batting seven innings season times leg wicket innings run attributed failures resolved improve patience second match new season year old century state match called state squad shield debut debut new_south_wales age south_australia season lack contribution highlighted backdrop team crushing innings victory failed score run wicket new bowled south_australia miller introduced occasional leg spin presumably ease nerves bringing game home team struck overs listed bat lower middle order order big start miller brought came second new ball clean bowled dropped play match season gained experience steadily rose season start season players international duty closing stages tour england subsequent indian recalled queensland start season saw retain place test players returned making pair single figures scored sequence 60s south_australia victoria western australia rewarded selection match doubled national selection trial making ton south_australia ended season runs earned selection non test tour new_zealand team composed mainly young players test match played helping set wicket win heading tour averages runs despite overlooked test tour south_africa regarded controversial decisions decade responded sheffield shield season weakened absence test players runs taking wickets leg topping national bowling batting averages prior season taken class wicket opening match summer took queensland took total scored wicket win western_australia taking adding fifties return match broke century season scoring taking wicket win south_australia reached productive levels second half season comprised victoria queensland south_australia victoria little hours featured time let year old scored shield season added wickets final matches including match queensland performances played large state fifth consecutive title performances led test leg spinner compare test opening batsman lament non selection south african tour reflection plight australian cricket time employers refused play sport forcing begin work morning result considered moving south_australia grocery magnate offered employment financial incentives stayed state officials intervened sir australian chairman providing job sydney time offer having represented state baseball nominated australian team approached new_york_yankees having experience pitcher short stop offered fee times single test match travel costs accommodation trial yankees agreed irish week scheduled departure test debut identified future test prospect selected western australia combined match touring england cricket team start season perth prior match media tourists decided test short pitched bowling especially decided attacking spin series sweep shots half hours restraint compiled emphasis play took total removing scored western_australia new_south_wales england selected australian played tourists dress rehearsal tests australia crushed runs selected debut test series england playing matches test brisbane low scoring match described australian captain producing slowest worst cricket australia innings help secure lead scored unbeaten second innings guiding australia wicket victory scored runs scored refusing dried england usage leg theory match plagued time best remembered slow innings england scored balls seven half hours england captain peter described innings sparkling said gone look retired english player writing sunday_times said early stages career occasion comes wicket sense crowd heightened tension opposition opined saved game days said play unbelievable falling sleep field struck rain affected drawn test sydney cricket ground followed fourth test adelaide despite making duck fifth test ended series second highest australia took series bowled overs success outside tests scored victoria western australia respectively new_south_wales completed sixth successive win career peak following season australia leading batsman tour pakistan india australian team win test pakistani soil years quiet match test wicket win bangladesh scored played key role victory second test australia pakistan maiden test century innings australia run lead took maiden test wicket pakistan second innings left australia chasing target hours final day chase schedule began time prevent australian victory implemented slowly left handed combination harvey took single overs began taking seven minutes instead counter harvey deliberately backed away ball aimed stumps threw away wicket letting bowled allowed come bat handed batsmen opportunity waste time switching field threatened pakistani captain formal complaint time returned normal pace australia target minutes spare failed double figures final test drawn ended series runs tour match president scored unbeaten low scoring match australia target wickets hand performances pakistan parents cricket following family named new son resemblance went hindu represent pakistan playing tests 1980s test indian series followed started slowly runs tests shared returned form leg dominated high scoring draw test stadium bombay scoring innings victory fourth test madras australia needed draw fifth test calcutta players injured ill spinning finger scored innings help depleted team run innings lead prevent india series australia leading scorer tests runs highest class score indian president scorer test tour runs matches returned australia played match new_south_wales end season scoring state defeated western_australia won seventh shield row prior following australian summer team toured south_africa scored runs lead home tests series west_indies scored set innings win state tourists struck innings opening match brisbane highest test score innings prompted team mate god gave hour watch seen request style australia took innings lead second innings australia collapsed likely defeat recovering match ended history peak career having played tests averaging bat struck state defeated tourists innings duck australians took series lead second test test loss sydney players able combat effectively scoring innings second scoring second innings second innings fourth test adelaide australia held wicket draw contributed second innings fifth test australia appeared headed series victory late collapse ensued australia home wickets series ended series runs gained attention summer frequently losing wicket sweeping attributed dominance hand saw bat swinging line flight ball despite criticism peak international career having runs tests year selected tour england warmed scoring centuries consecutive matches tasmania australian squad english summer scored runs narrowly missing fourth post war player runs ashes tour match yorkshire second tour scored unbeaten marked cover driving followed lancashire matches later described best season scored gloucestershire appearance lord effectively dress rehearsal tests australia went win runs match sussex carried ground suffering knee injury failing bat innings appeared sidelined substantial period recovered selected test days later australia scored declared took run innings lead england dismissed second innings salvaged draw continued form unbeaten kent tests battle ridge second test lord home cricket unhappy erratic pitch visible ridge caused uneven bounce duck australia home wickets low scoring match returned county matches scored lancashire scoring england squared series test scored hosts able tie scores stumps drawn wickets hand technical fault second innings fourth test old series tied helping australia narrow victory retain ashes heading final test consistent run scoring fifties innings century england fifth test oval australia drew match series given lucky coin spectator dropped second slip scored runs tests subsequently named year following tests added half centuries innings consistent run close tour left english soil non class match class matches seven centuries run aggregate second runs international decline tour form began decline prone uncertain starts innings earned nickname nervous norm persistent knee injury increasingly troubled end career australian team purely domestic touring test team new_south_wales completed ninth title row poor season scoring runs passing twice home ashes series australia test matches months season year started new summer western australia combined victims ball batsman century year scoring western_australia state completed preparation tests helping new_south_wales defeat men innings scored took removing leading batsman test drawn brisbane failed pass matches shared teams wife pair lucky lemon scored innings drawn fourth test adelaide turned test century tests end career injured match required bowl substantially conceding runs expensive performance date scored fifth test sydney finish series runs substantially career average prior series took wickets removing respectively outside tests struggled passed non test innings arch rivals victoria prevent defeat victoria went win sheffield shield end year winning streak end season embarked tour toured africa playing provincial teams played seven matches productive series scoring runs including century fifties bowled frequently usual taking seven wickets following season started poorly passing innings retained team test south_africa brisbane scored drawn match continued resurgence following fixture victoria injured second innings forced retire hurt meant missed second test australia won wickets returned scored half centuries tests took wickets end series runs wickets added half centuries remaining shield matches retained place tour england scored century western_australia touring squad departing northern hemisphere failing pass struck form scoring unbeaten added leading way australians defeated wickets dress rehearsal tests scored innings opening tests forced test knee injury non draw series australia won passed tour matches period including yorkshire returned final tests ended series runs tests passing going added century kent fifties closing stages english summer tour way australia worse far cry leading role previous tour making test win madras unable bat innings second test bombay hospitalised persistent injury australia ceded series lead missed remainder series test calcutta test pakistan return home shortened domestic season australia left west_indies domestic matches scored runs including south_australia started tour west indies strongly scoring century match jamaica injured tour productive bat series caribbean team years earlier starts passing seven test innings unable convert big scores test struck hand sent hospital rays break suspected second test turn send hospital hitting causing large fourth test test career time passed series ended runs missing fifth test broken hand managed healthy return ball taking test wickets series average included test best leg second test trinidad match cleaned hosts tail innings removing end tour garnered controversy writing outspoken newspaper columns accusing opposition pace australians took exception bowling action series feature articles sydney daily_mirror labelled obvious saying hosts wrong play stated allowed continue throwing kill expressed desire face bowling deemed illegal daily_mirror syndicated columns london daily_mail ignored printed pieces australians flight putting breach tour contract forbade players commenting media tours west indies lodged official complaint australia replied published comments noting touring contract expired end tour point changed stance players writing longer comment tour months conclusion event perceived factor eventual departure national scene outside tests performed strongly matches regional teams scoring centuries scored innings jamaica trinidad barbados retirement following season overlooked selection tests touring england team returning new south wales scored runs including centuries omitted squad toured south_africa ending test career continued shield career teammates indian_ocean compiling runs strong season started season western_australia scoring pair return match helping team tense run win scored victoria finished season south_australia scoring majority team innings score result selected tour new_zealand scored runs international matches class century scoring retired return australia knee injury left reputation highly entertaining batsman manage early promise disappointment cricket recalled lesser gifts forgotten opined writer matches new_south_wales scored runs compiled runs grade competition transferring club scored new club day competition cigarette salesman trade commentator retirement married track field athlete won relay gold australia british_empire sons daughter eldest child represented new_south_wales western_australia 1980s owned named won race died age long battle throat cancer style standing feet tall compared entry test cricket best dynamic stroke maker crowd favourite ability score high pace particular power foot noted spin bowling slowed later career weight particularly liked sweep slower emphasis right hand allowing large space hands bat handle turning right shoulder square bowler renowned english batsman captain said best round batsman seen world war tall build strength good looks drew comparison idol despite comparisons taller broader known patience lack criticised hitting line early innings highly regarded style entertainment values said set player want dynamite play attacking shots balls people think defending wonderful skill technique shots foot ground fast describe good captain australia new_south_wales said greatest australian cricket style led british writer art batting reminded dead merely dormant opined high innings thing beauty immense power later career nervous batsman particular start innings wrote batting lonely business autobiography ins outs opining found class cricket depressing lonely regarded excellent cover powerful accurate throw described dream throw junior career named utility player australian baseball team ability approached major_league_baseball scouts retirement fielded tandem covers pair regarded finest fielding combination time test match performance
Norm O'Neill