october june cricketer represented australia tests widely regarded greatest fast time played flight rugby league football appearing grand finals club retiring fully concentrate test cricket right arm fast bowler express pace widely regarded greatest pace bowler era finest time formed new ball pairing regarded greatest played cricket known classical style smooth rhythmic run textbook bowling action generated trademark moved away late high pace mixed subtle changes pace intimidating heads opposing batsmen later career developed variety pace control feared time fine round cricketer hard hitting batsman scored centuries test level improved australia position lower order batting best known performance role leading australian bowling tour england australian team went tour undefeated gained saw regarded finest teams history place australian cricket history saw inducted australian cricket hall fame inaugural members named children irish swedish descent difficult childhood great depression parents dying finished high school inspired childhood watching england fastest bowler era australian batsmen notorious series short pitched bowling teenage years rose ranks sydney grade cricket test leg spinner regarded finest bowler world time class debut new_south_wales time fine athlete playing grade japanese attack pearl harbor interstate cricket cancelled joined army served new_guinea returned australia suffering effects tropical disease quickly impact resumption class cricket gain selection tour new_zealand test debut march match returned australia spent winter playing football helping team grand final season retired concentrate solely cricket began celebrated opening partnership miller season saw ashes series england brought maiden test century second test leading wicket australia established post war era topped bowling following season india led australian attack celebrated tour england took wickets tour including tests bowler best fifth test oval england taking hosts unable cope high pace swing efforts saw named year following tour found pitches south_africa liking dropped final test returned following season england regularly taking wickets series win following year played major stopping west indian batsmen criticised prolific use short pitched bowling played england developed returned aging national team decline despite loss ashes commentators felt terms bowling craft returning australia moved north queensland work commitments suffered season injury illness saw perform poorly england retained ashes easily strong performance caribbean missed half english tour injury ineffective australia lost consecutive ashes series return trip australia captained australia time test match india mumbai injuries forced regular captain following repeated defeats england australian instituted change radical youth policy saw dropped tour south_africa forced way test team years age following season breaking record wickets retired test cricket tour indian following season total test wickets retirement test world record holder served national early years born mascot sydney new_south_wales fourth children younger sister older sisters older brother grandson swedish irish immigrants difficult childhood mother catherine dying pneumonia seven father arthur job children aware father financially support school leaving age age elder brother jack spectators sydney cricket ground second day test ashes series series saw usage notorious tactics england pace battery led small man like feet intimidated opposition batsmen express pace bowling aiming short pitched upper body smooth rhythmic run classical action famous match remembered celebrated aggressively resisting tactics australia fell heavy wicket defeat brothers returned home ray henceforth attempted emulate wanted replicate physical threat posed batsmen dynamic batting attempted copy action routine street cricket matches classmates primary school said famous fast bowler world naturally wanted copy formal cricket education began following year commenced secondary schooling school teachers habit scouting athletic boys bring sporting honour institution brother competent player invested time training taught batting repertoire encouraging remain aggressive taught add accuracy variation raw speed age leading school team opening batting bowling aged played distinct saturday competitions morning adults afternoon grade competition outing scored unbeaten different matches day physique matured time successful athletics swimming aware needed good education family poverty great depression lifted final year junior high school won half scholarship focus rugby league cricket saw fail leaving certificate final year grade cricket reilly secondary school years focused batting gained reputation dynamic early october final school year drawing close group young received invitation state team volunteer bowl australia choice opening batsmen having returned ashes tour series space minutes bowled times beat bat occasions questioned coach brushed performance noting boat seeing ball comments noting taught hate batsmen george time december future team mate senior team captained leg spin bowler represented australia tests regarded best bowler world reilly firm man came father figure came team seeing wind swing bowler reilly felt pace useful overs new ball instructed run bowl fast possible reilly decided team needed placed low batting order opportunity bat bother protesting realising dissent reilly futile reilly reversed morris bowler batsman morris world leading players fields reilly chose end season established cricketer test batsman lamented perceived lack talent substance returned school attempting obtain leaving certificate playing grade rugby july father died leaving siblings orphaned work war class rugby league cricket end year gained leaving certificate eligible study university clashed desire play sport earn money help support family took office job manufactured parts bomb season bowling moderately successful wickets highlight season unbeaten won grade final winter grade rugby league debut new south wales rugby football league club alongside older brother jack club played assumed goal kicking responsibilities improved season taking wickets approximately doubling wickets cost time colleagues enlisted armed services competition beginning thin world war missed season illness missed team won season october selected class cricket debut queensland brisbane turning playing childhood hero performance conceded expensive runs overs run bat season cancelled month later december pearl harbor attack signalled widening war sydney grade cricket competition continued helped hat trick wickets runs winter helped rugby league team reach grand final second consecutive year finished season league point scorer brother jack played wing scored team points grand final jack scoring try ray kicking goals denied minute penalty goal defeated canterbury japanese closer australia malaya fallen northern australian city darwin subject japanese air raids army commitments intervened season attempted enlist royal_australian_air_force rejected employees firm military service resigned job order join army anti aircraft unit deployed new_guinea japanese reached trail close port unit bombed ashore lucky killed returned believed contracted malaria fever medical tests confirm needed aid recovering bouts minor illness time resumed state cricket despite war having reduced thin height cricket debut resumed class cricket career steadily queensland south australia gave indications potential degree day second innings match victoria day suffering mild malaria attack gave spell overs wickets bowling speeds seen australia innings minutes queensland cutting driving exhibited batting skill haul south_australia gained attention turned new_south_wales australian services team played victory tests england hostile bowling delivered wickets innings finishing match figures leading rate best fast bowling prospect decade wickets season selected australian team tour new_zealand played test new_zealand awarded test status match australia fielded seven test opened bowling state team mate limited opportunities sticky wicket favoured slower bowling reilly took seven wickets respectively took australia won innings runs duck australia innings returned australia resumed rugby league career season year absence starting reserve grade strong performances saw promoted grade season george dragons qualified grand final tigers abilities display day won game scoring tries missing kick goal retired competitive rugby advice concentrate cricket played grade rugby league games scoring seven tries worth points kicking goals total career points narrow losses grand finals prevented unique feat following new south wales rugby league victory australian cricket team brother jack time retirement club leading try scorer test career having retired rugby league selected ashes home soil debut test england brisbane test universally regarded best batsman history returned break fan leadership recalling ease straight away presence inspiring team waited days action coming bat australia reached scored runs australia reached bowled briefly innings forced field prevented bowling second innings australia secured heavy innings victory illness prevented playing second test sydney test home town returned test melbourne saw spectators second test ground record receipts dismissed australia innings bowled set successful fast bowling partnership known giving english batsmen opening blitz especially english wrote anger seen real thing took ashes wicket having test world record holder caught diving having leg wicket later dismissed english captain second innings batting second innings highlight test scoring test century produced eighth wicket partnership minutes fell runs short man came defended attacked reached caught brought century walking metres straight driving fence innings lasted minutes balls second fastest history ball effort fourth test came closest hat trick entire test career finished england innings clean bowling batsmen deliveries unsuccessful ball barely missing stumps end took wickets overs conceding runs took scored drawn match came final test home ground sydney match haul shield match continued productive series innings flat pitch managing generate pace knock bat hands took wickets second innings australia took series win innings victory topped bowling averages wickets addition runs season tour indian cricket team saw career best bowling figures adelaide oval second innings fourth test leading wicket series wickets addition runs test removed sticky wicket collapse saw india result selected sir toured england defeat concerns lead start tour carrying injured leg foot drag delivery stride led media legality arranged melbourne leg prime condition fortnight public relations stated firm belief delivery fair lengthy boat journey england emphasized importance caution respect bowling action advised dragging rear right foot usual avoid avoid bowling speed satisfied action assured automatic selection tests wicket lead tour matches telling passed priority recalled times traditional tour opener worcester tour destroying confidence match worcester remained rest tour matters turned actual bowling classical bowling action evoked public interest captain batting match took gain psychological blow forthcoming test venue victims following match twice sussex match figures bowled hosts bowled respectively lined test trent bridge taken wickets tour game australia bowled took wicket forced leave field groin strain figures returned australia innings batting runner partnered vice captain century partnership lift australia score run lead bowl second innings australia completed wicket victory subjected thorough fitness test morning second test lord weeks later home cricket convinced fitness bowler sufficient convince captain inclusion australia won toss elected bat allowing time recover contributed australia total took new ball felt pain groin delivering ball despite pain caught fourth clean bowled space balls england australia firmly control later returned bowl english captain run stand finishing australia took innings lead contributed australia declared immediately dismissal leaving england chase world record victory removed new ball later returned remove addition single run australia took run victory later years told pretended notice pain worried noticed injury later claimed ignorance allow relax teams old test dropped reason said struggles short pitched bowling australians pleased feeling england best batsman england batted making unbeaten despite forced leave field score removed jack leave england returned revive innings ended came bat forced retire hurt australia facing prospect follow received consecutive hit hand cheers home crowd australia struggled avoided follow removed duck second innings bringing advised bowl fearing interpreted retaliation lead negative media reaction match draw entire fourth day washed returned fourth test opening partnership resulted bowled england ran large score taking reply australia way came fall australia remaining hit scoring innings marked powerful driving pulling dominating stands respectively leaving runs innings took england declared final day leaving australia chase world test record victory successfully centuries run stand saw australia seal series world record final test oval saw best english won toss elected bat rain affected pitch dismissed lunch morris taken difficult catch break england struggled bowled swinging space runs innings ended leg caught wicket keeper caught ball handed stretch left described catch best seen post lunch spell bowled overs taking wickets runs finishing overs described spell devastating fastest saw test cricket australia replied england bowled second innings giving australia innings victory series took match ended series leading wicket wickets scored runs english unable cope swing wickets coming batsmen missed ball bowled entire tour took wickets scored runs test haul record australian fast bowler england recognised naming year citing ability allow australia seize initiative tests achieving early batting said standard judged placed permanently gallery great fast success superb control length direction change pace general skill like slower bowler classed prompted opposing batsmen retreat foot released ball later career return australian soil played match december featured prominently day smashing minutes match raised pounds following season australians headed south_africa test tour partnership miller broken omitted touring squad miller stated wished considered batsman omission caused great controversy case miller drafted cover involved car accident start tour went play tests started tour poor note test scoring going australia completed innings victory time failed wicket innings test run persisted second innings second test cape_town took hosts forced follow australia completed easy victory took match figures australia completed hat trick victories took south_africa innings fourth test dropped fifth test surprised cricket commentators tour intermittently interrupted groin problems stomach disorder wickets average wickets match customary rate overall fit effective wickets forced way test ashes series england team australia struggled innings making second score supporting rearguard action required miller medium pace reduced england sticky wicket brown declared forcing australian bat unfavourable pitch australia declared ball australia seized initiative reducing england bowling match runs took wickets second test melbourne came closing stages english run chase chasing england lost brown evans consecutive overs second new ball ended runs short victory australia went seal series innings victory test sydney bowled brown breaking thumb innings help australia seize control fourth test adelaide took england innings scoring patient australia second innings helping set target runs brown men fifth final test summer test defeat tests career despite taking innings complement wickets miller innings pair series england took win australia taken wickets series season saw arrival west indies time decades defeated england england expected test australia series seen battle best teams world batting led celebrated batting trio entered test brisbane good form having taken wickets match queensland lead pace caught tourists guard having faced bowler speed took innings scoring australia struggled managed post innings lead runs second innings australia faced win struggling sixth wicket stand saw australia secure narrow wicket victory second test sydney saw increase short pitched deliveries leading relentless tactics bowling unsettled west indian batsmen captain felt tactics legitimate batsmen counter attack took innings scoring australia took innings lead second innings took wickets struck vice captain head stage bowled overs australia went win match seven wickets test uneventful taking solitary wicket tourists took wicket victory sticky pitch match fourth test combined figures contributing run chase australia narrowly target wicket hand allowing series lead instead result series ended controversial battle final day fifth test sydney tourists resumed pursuit victory repeatedly bounced miller sixth missed attempted hook shot batting partner ordered play hook responded bowling uncertain responses batsman repeatedly positioned hook leading instructions australians bowled fourth consecutive managed extract uncertain hook shot resulted dismissal wicket went innings match securing series win contributed heavily team success bat ball wickets runs criticised use short ball accepted offer play england australian winter joining sum pounds bonuses include boat wife took wickets season developed advice local umpire refused leg wicket decisions returned australia newborn son born stay lancashire greeted media speculation professional improved capabilities form leading tests south_africa prompted observers bowling better reinforced trademark total sticky wicket south_australia adelaide led miller regard best innings seen conditions score sent open batting absence showed versatility test brisbane scoring unbeaten second innings extend australia lead south_africa attempted chase target took cut runs short victory reunited miller returned injury second test melbourne despite old combination taking wickets taking match figures australia fell runs short south_africa test win australia years teams moved home ground miller test sydney local pair delivered taking seven wickets tourists taking australia having taken innings lead allowed australia seize initiative removing overs ending ensure innings victory series lead value miller demonstrated final tests fourth test adelaide broke mid game left australia short chasing south managed bowling secure draw absent melbourne south_africa defeating australians wickets despite home having scored innings absence miller new ball partnership allowed south_africa fight draw series making series australia won taken wickets half tests series australia unlikely find replacements leading strike pair soon eventual successors regular peak returned england site triumph years earlier exhibit performances rated higher tour wrote reached producing sustained sensational season brilliant powerful intelligent fast bowling tour matches leading test set gaining psychological advantage england leading batsmen leave poor state leading test potentially ability win matches match bowled developed previous year match country champions surrey oval came peter regarded best young english batsman emerge post war era consisted leaving uncertain position level cricket dismiss regarded best level cricket unsettled bowled following performances saw regarded finest fast bowler time australia bowled innings test trent bridge high paced swing yielded cut england australia bowled leaving england victory rain curtailed match second test lord england reached stumps second day reply australia following day rising star took restrict england lead runs australia second innings scored fastest half century ashes history took minutes reach mark match drawn taking second innings helped reduce england stumps fourth day removing new ball defiant batting final day saved english test drawn heavy rain failing pass double figures innings taking innings won toss fourth consecutive test sent england bat home crowd yorkshire second ball produced display fast accurate pace bowling taking overs england managed australia took run lead took help leave tourists victory target english attempted stone wall australian victory batting hours runs miller pair took wickets displaying pivotal role australia bowling attack especially absence injured unavailable tour ordered bailey bowl leg theory long run sending balls leg prevent australians scoring england held draw runs short time ran teams met oval deciding test australia manage winning toss striking noted array drives score push total took prevent england taking run lead australia collapsed second innings surrey spin twins taking wickets left england win achieved wickets intact unable remove loss australia series defeat notorious series years earlier motivated fast bowling despite australia troubles maintained high standards taking wickets average contributing fifties total runs entire tour taken wickets years age maintained high pace developed journalist said wonders amazing capacity bowl ball feels like transfer queensland november given employment brisbane bus company continued play new_south_wales remainder season dropped final match domestic season generated criticism community felt service farewell mediocre season standards taking wickets batting ineffective scoring runs innings performances led media speculation decline began career queensland start season retain place test england ashes tour adopted home crowd returned form bat scoring unbeaten australia amassed sent compounded match removing finished england forced follow took wickets england fell innings victory match english asked advice bowl effective promised meeting happened second test sydney bowled innings second innings gave throat turned head hit skull batting partner shouting god killed taken hospital rays bowled return later said thanks showing took wickets match returned win low scoring match england struggled test carrying leg strain bout taking match england won pulled muscle match sidelined england sealed series consecutive win returned fifth test dismissed early ending wickets bailey giving 100th wicket england amassed highest total series australia managed hang draw forced follow ended wickets season usual standards australia convincingly defeated critics called sweeping changes team reilly mentor journalist called new claiming australia worst decades intentions retire continued early tour west_indies australian team caribbean determined enjoy having recovered recent illness day miller battled night needed respite discipline order completely ward longer miller knew australia took match total hosts forced follow test kingston jamaica australia went win wickets team travelled queen park trinidad second test west_indies batted time bowled long spell overs eventually prized cost runs culmination spell australia replied contributing unbeaten bat match second innings broke problem match ended draw recovered start test georgetown quiet time spin dominated game taking wickets wicket australian victory australia won toss batted fourth test australia reached came highly aggressive innings reached minutes unbeaten stumps morning went second test century scoring second century test level years showed counter attacking aggression quiet match wickets high scoring draw teams innings finished series wickets fifth test jamaica australia completed series win innings triumph high scoring series taken wicket scoring runs strong round performance performed steadily purely domestic appointed queensland captain took wickets runs duly selected ashes tour like rest team poor tour series dry pitches designed favour surrey spin twins lock tour compounded groin injury took innings opening test trent bridge broke unable bowl second innings forced miss second test lord returned disastrous test took innings australia forced follow fell innings loss lock ravaged australians took wickets fourth test results australia suffered innings defeat known test spinner took australian wickets fall farewell test cricket england oval taking wickets overall disappointing tour fit half tests managed seven wickets performance calls aging team ideas following england tour australians returned home tour indian stop australia played test pakistan poor run continued scoring duck taking match figures australia fell wicket defeat team travelled madras tests india briefly bowled morning success severe stomach bug took innings spent days bed briefly got bed day bat making australia took run innings lead hauled bed fourth day cut indians spells taking innings victory second test bombay time captain australia test match captain johnson deputy miller injured leaving bowling depleted injured unavailable australia bowled extremely hot conditions situation worsened match hindered stomach bugs hip strains respectively game leg spinner bowl match affected fever left arm orthodox spinner pulled muscle midway debut left batting fully fit bowling options australia bowled india strong batting effort led centuries saw australia contributed hard hitting unbeaten end australia depleted bowling told home second innings visitors able wickets match ended draw indian captain batting hours defiant finished tour scores test madras low scoring match innings finished took match figures run victory successful series taking wickets scoring runs omission comeback end tour represented changing guard australian cricket late johnson miller retired class cricket season took wickets runs having successful series recent international fixtures reason expect continuation senior role team furthermore having captained team absence johnson miller player terms leadership team south african tour announced omitted altogether heard news radio working having given prior notice consecutive ashes defeats australia decline mid-1950s turned radical youth policy attempt reverse slide youngest australia captain age having played tests securing regular place team selected managed wickets tests remaining play test men defeated south_africa continued consistent performances queensland wickets runs seasons broke record wickets shield competitions 54th match competition winter nearing 37th birthday stepped bid reclaim test place committed intense fitness program included daily run followed vigorous exercises increase abdominal strength set equipment garage determined add test tally wickets australian record pound offer english newspaper cover ashes series journalist instead wanting play series fruit fitness regime early shield matches season sent message england arrived brisbane tour match test took innings dismissing watson removed seven second innings rain curtailed match leaving match figures unfortunately point view selection committee attended match overlooked persisted winning combination toured south_africa prospects recall appeared remote australia won tests england second innings second test taking wickets match injured test leaving doubt fourth test meantime shield match away south_australia final claim recall hosts batted heat degrees batting pitch delivered ball overs received standing ovation performances unfavourable conditions greeted chairman avoided inquiries injury worries fearing hinder chances selection rewarded recall fourth test adelaide oval age scoring australia innings restored role opening bowling time took match figures australia took lead left wicket short recovered ready resume place fifth test melbourne retained final match instead dropping batsman accommodate australia bowled record having bailey caught slips took difficult low slips catches wicket ahead finishing opened bowling second innings fans awaiting new record beat bailey bowling duck ahead took wickets end australia completed series victory finished season wickets age final appearances australia tour indian saw tests pakistan india respectively tour marred illness injury allowing play half tests played tests nation moderate results took wickets scored runs finished test wickets wickets world record wickets test innings scored took tally runs making player score runs wickets test cricket style widely regarded greatest fast time bowled classical artistic bowling action wrote balance rhythmic run build smooth delivery action said technically best fast bowler saw 1950s action copied young children number class australian including consciously copied action succeeded australia pace labelled best fast bowler saw childhood hero rated equal ahead following tour england english counterpart said best fast bowler seen variety control particularly known trademark swung late high pace believed ability simultaneously swing ball pace accuracy matched wrote appears yards stumps couple approach suddenly explodes delivery stride releases ball bowling arm low borders round arm ability swing ball high pace allowed repeatedly breach defences opponents test wickets bowled leg wicket repertoire reinforced dangerous changes pace said slots right spot developed coupled feet batsmen high pace said slow bowler saying raised considered force cricket fast bowling tactical control variations emergence second world war new ball partner heralded new era cricket pair regarded best fast era signalled change cricket landscape dominated interwar period batsmen pair formed new ball fast bowling combination regarded best test history tour england hosts agreed new ball available overs australians miller shiny new ball pair targeted leading opposition batsmen particular england large amounts short pitched bowling raising fast bowling new standard battles regarded key match ups anglo australian battles time said opponent ability strike felt best faced saying accuracy play hit refused bowl saying day came bowl won deserve play australia england developed quality pace 1950s captain implemented similar strategy executed miller retirement went mentor went break test world record wicket taking later years returning australia played queensland final shield match season retiring representative cricket continued play northern districts brisbane district competition making sporadic class appearances private teams played new_zealand west_indies kenya pakistan miller players benefit payment plan set reward played australia tests queensland seasons australian given life membership received services cricket retirement wife ran business children son daughter early 1970s upcoming western australian went hold world record test wickets seventh test ashes series asked address able teach bowl published books challenging tests died age inducted australian cricket hall fame inaugural members named opening personal life married son daughter died following stroke aged test match performance
Ray Lindwall