cricketer february australian cricketer played test matches left arm pace bowler left arm orthodox spinner best known undefeated touring team known headed wicket taking lists test class matches tour australian wickets tour england recognition performances named year publication stated australian greater personal contribution playing success regarded australia greatest left arm bowler noted endurance bowling pace new ball spin ball worn fastest bowler reach test wickets time averaging nineteen ball end season played tests contributed wickets australia won nineteen lost tests knee injury forced bowling action effective retiring injury retirement worked sales marketing later ran businesses sons cricket administrator died age early years took cricket early age playing elder brother year backyard pitch family dairy farm owned father local team competed occasionally difficulty assembling result debut aged alongside brother invitation debut draw conclusion allowed bowl final taking wicket maiden following season brothers led attack continuing moving bill captain cricket football teams left school sixteen working following melbourne joined took games promoted grade debut game season following season nineteen selected victoria match queensland attacks forced cancellation competitive cricket match ahead joined royal_australian_air_force brother serving years radar technician northern australia training camp met posted overseas unlike brother died plane crash ireland class test debut prior second world war slow medium left arm orthodox spin bowler practice session bowled quicker ball australian captain test batsman victorian national prompted wage personal campaign induce pace bowler time richmond captain wanted bowl spin resumption class cricket class debut queensland entrusted responsibility opening attack maiden wicket leading test batsman took total wicket win felt fast bowling short periods new ball allowed revert spin bowling ball older played total seven matches season took wickets best performance arch rivals new_south_wales result missed national selection tour new_zealand opportunities slow bowling contemplated retirement dismissed victoria match touring england team skeptical pace bowling match wicket months took encouragement australian captain played south australians told thought highly potential medium fast bowler reinforce short bursts pace pace short supply plentiful season played tests specialist ended season wickets matches season practised pace bowling new start season fruits labour provided immediate opening match season delivered opening burst victoria touring indian team removing leading batsman ducks took wickets second innings end match total including second time called australian played indians tests effectively dress rehearsal hosts lost took victims batsmen outing tests took set wicket win new_south_wales including wickets test new ball start match rewarded selection tests india making debut sticky wicket test brisbane taking india fell innings second india fell following resulting innings defeat test wicket required bat took match figures second test drawn match batted time remained unbeaten scoring australia collapsed sticky wicket time conceded innings lead series persistent rain forced draw test test home crowd innings scored runs test level adding run removed india ended australia took run innings lead second innings bowling players ended australia won runs missed fourth test adelaide injury returned fifth test melbourne scored took match figures innings victory australia ended summer win headed series averages wickets ensured selection tour england successful outside tests ending summer wickets tour ashes tour team mate richmond victorian cricket teams ring leg spin bowler direct competition place australia traditionally fielded choice team tour opener omitted favour ring appeared test plans changed mind morning test trent bridge rain forecast played hope exploiting wet wicket showed credentials bowling total overs help australia grind victory england batted strike bowler breaking day removed junior leave england returned later innings overs england bowled scoring unbeaten wicket partnership bowled overs second innings absence bowled overs player leading wicket match australia took lead scored career test best tail performance taking match figures australia took lead second test lord removed england leading run scorer series innings effective containing performance took innings test overs match ended rain affected draw supporting run partnership innings fourth test took second innings including space runs australia went break world record test run chases record lead rounded series match figures fifth test oval overs took wickets match australia completed series result innings victory finished test wickets average equal test county matches tour carried heaviest workload bowling nearly overs member squad leading wicket wickets australian century wickets ashes tour best performances tour games included match haul yorkshire bowling finger spin wet pitch somerset hampshire carrying heavy workload early stages tour stages tour progressed improved control restrained england batsmen new ball bursts miller finished season class bowling averages chosen year opined australian greater personal contribution playing success wrote australia sent greater left england later career returning australia played australian season purely domestic visiting international teams took total wickets matches saved best performance new_south_wales took wickets included future test batsmen unable defeat apart queensland took wickets innings season managed highest class score recording south_australia tour south_africa international assignment tour south_africa tour started badly taking total innings win non class match fell asleep wheel outside following team function missed turn gravel flipped crashed car hours medical help arrived hospitalised team manager mistakenly informed died bowler later described injury iron skull started blood sought accident private news leaked australia mother husband son died fearful lone remaining relative joined complaining chest pain later discovered broken ribs rest called south_africa emergency cover months warm matches tests started recovered time final tour match tests match south african effectively strength test team took innings captain test team took innings test south_africa hosts forced follow took including wickets second innings career best innings figures test cricket helping australia innings victory series lead removed innings going innings took wickets second test victory cape_town took wickets tour games including border prominent test match figures australia took series south_africa reached innings removed captain loss sticky wicket hosts bowled ended australia collapsed sticky wicket south_africa lead reached second innings removed addition score sparking collapse saw home team ended australia went reach victory target erratic surface victims bowled taking innings win ineffective high scoring drawn fourth test taking took total scored finished test campaign fifth test taking wickets second innings australia completed innings victory took series successful tour wickets taking wickets lowest average australian took wickets entire class campaign successful took total australians ended tour innings victory south african ended african summer wickets season ashes series australia home series years opening match season victoria touring warmed scoring taking total including wickets leading batsmen test brisbane england caught sticky wicket took removing evans england declared took second innings removing evans second time australia won match lead second test took australia home runs defending target cracked pitch quiet test total innings victory returned form fourth test adelaide run win heavy lifting second innings removing english batsmen simpson struggled final test match figures england won test series led wicket list australia took series triumph saved best performances tests managed wickets matches victoria season took wickets innings particularly unsuccessful new_south_wales taking total matches overall took wickets season season home series tour west_indies decades led wicket australia won series started series steadily match figures test removing vice captain leading batsmen australia home wickets took scored second test australia won seven wickets tests interrupted consecutive matches victoria new south wales match took innings high scoring draw including test batsmen following match scored taking career best innings figures removed miller returning dismiss future test teammates new south wales took run lead victoria replied struck times new ball removing barnes morris ended new_south_wales hung draw best match performance came loss test adelaide happened captain late withdrawal injury leaving australia team specialist batsmen consolidate work specialist match passed test wickets fastest player exploiting wet patch end took innings wickets fell day batting conditions unable stop australian defeat taking second innings tourists reached target wickets hand stage peak career terms bowling average wickets taken match tests end series taken wickets australia winning losing fourth test melbourne took match figures removing innings coming second innings partner australia pursuit victory series finely crowd resigned australian defeat police officers moving position stop customary pitch invasion end match richmond teammates ideas wicket partnership sealed australian victory wicket ring thought playing draw impractical decided attack attempted hold end series defensive shots west indian captain placed halfway boundary allowing easily singles ring able clear infield easily richmond pair thought poor eventually brought winning run turning single square leg minutes came result mayor richmond granted pair freedom city punt road oval richmond home ground named ring honour feat took match figures fifth test australia completed series win ended season taking total victoria innings win south_australia ended entire class season wickets decline series maintain form home series south_africa matches leading tests took wickets victoria took match figures tests won lost won respectively meantime took career best performance class level taking innings match queensland remained best class innings analysis added second innings help set wicket win return match took set seven wicket win victims test players fourth test adelaide miller broke middle match leaving australia short absence took australia unable force win sent balls entire match miller unable play fifth test absence south able score heavily large workload taking tourists won wickets level series occasion sent balls match tests conceded runs innings increased burden colleagues absence previous occasion conceded century runs innings test england broke mid match australia leading wicket wickets average substantially higher previous seasons australia struggled series result time australia won test series ashes tour best effort second tour match victoria tourists totalled aided wicket match queensland totalled wickets season ashes injuring knee festival match beginning tour attributed injury lack attention detail new boots spikes longer usual failed ankle match knee soon failed missed class matches month cricket returned late took innings win claim selection final tour matches tests took sussex led way win hampshire years earlier taking taken wickets tour matches duly selected play test trent bridge economical conceding runs overs taking wicket rain affected draw tests removed innings match yorkshire came cost ended took match figures second test england held draw wickets hand knee injury fielding intervened operation remove right knee allowed leg movement knee surgeon operated knee missing month cricket returned action surrey essex respectively saw return oval pitch helpful spin total overs match yielded unable form following knee injury batted ensure victory saw england reclaim ashes managed seven test wickets class form remained strong tests took match figures consecutive matches kent south england australia won innings ended wickets entire tour injuries considered major factor australia loss series season returned australia participated season purely domestic continued recent strong form queensland match taking set run win rest season productive managed wickets remaining seven matches average ended season wickets ashes series england test success took wickets tests missing england took low scoring series going opening season tour match took total south_australia retained place team took australia won test innings second test sydney took low scoring match removing innings notable innings joined runs needed victory difficult batting surface hostile pace particular bowling strong slips standing yards bat run tenth wicket partnership minutes gave australia hope unlikely victory harvey attacking harvey felt energy spell extreme pace remaining ball aimed saw fend ball caught giving england dramatic victory taking innings took second innings test performance home crowd tight spin dry surface removed peter cleaning tail quick wickets left australia win england won runs took match figures fourth test adelaide test australian soil australia lost match england retained ashes australia consecutive test defeat time suffered hat trick defeats infamous series success outside tests played bowler friendly surfaces managed wickets matches tour west_indies career ended australia tour west_indies took match figures test kingston jamaica high scoring win test wickets took total second test trinidad retained test injured early match fielding batted bowled injured month missed fourth test returned fifth early day suffered knee injury changed direction attempting catch clyde pull shot teammates removed bench dressing room wall improvised carry ground test career ended bowling batting matches final test wicket second innings test class matches tour managed wickets retired class cricket tour played grade cricket richmond end taking wickets grade career style standing smooth pace approach wicket dip head instant delivery success moist english pitches deliveries wicket increased chances leg wicket decisions induce edges balls batsmen stock ball swung right mixed away late swing flight generated batsman uncertainty direction ball responsible majority wickets england pace lower generated miller noted accuracy ability revert spin bowling sticky wickets casual run pace possessed strong hands attributed family cattle herd economical bowler conceding runs known elbow movement arms delivery action commentator noting days umpire eye reputation visibly enjoying field putting hand regardless result delivery according teammate bowled colleagues happy nature observers thought short ball feet position peculiar foot parallel foot perpendicular opposite conventional posture follow stress result right ankle bound tightly order prevent awkward delivery followed recommendation tied cut circulation dull pain knee injury altered action conventional foot pointed batsman eased pressure body ability ball diminished keen student game state match debut watched test debut supplemented knowledge reading cricket books early class career returning matches read articles book given rated australia greatest left hand bowler result ability bowl spin pace teammate noted team effectively players worth worth harvey felt best team man noted work ethic bowling long periods miller given best opportunities new ball described finest team man tourist cricket valued personality miller described popular man cricket demonstrating double wrapping feet neck reputed nearly drowned attempted bath lord reputation poor batsman averaging tests class matches making half century headed averages england times averaging attributed lot application concentration dedication stating class tells realised atop batting averages told tell opposing captain fact ask refrain dismissing match bowled wide stumps advised lose wicket wicket chased victory edged wicket keeper bit team true stroke right handed handed handed line cricket equivalent tennis handed retrieve bought dozen runs plus considerable pain failed contact ball eye typhoon life cricket varied career cricket holding variety jobs included acting sales representative sports goods shoes apartment building manager later working career ran post office wife moved outside cricket played baseball high standard won world junior championship throwing distance yards broke national baseball long distance record yard throw september married sons david peter david played matches south_australia class level later administrator chief executive time father death death wife moved sydney nursing home close son peter died peacefully sydney nursing home survived younger brother bruce test match 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Bill Johnston (cricketer)