Once again the ugly controversy claiming Don Bradman’s vindictiveness against Clarrie Grimmett and Keith Miller is doing rounds. Arunabha Sengupta looks at some facts and some numbers to underline that they are largely unsubstantiated.
Read MoreDid Keith Miller really throw his wicket away against Essex?
15 May 1948. As Australia piled up 721 in a day against a hapless Essex attack, Keith Miller fell for a first ball duck. The common belief is that Miller was sick of the carnage and decided to throw his wicket away. Arunabha Sengupta looks at the various accounts and records of the incident and tries to verify whether Miller’s story holds water.
Read MoreKeith Miller, Don Bradman and the myth of 87 powered by fickle memory
December 27, 1929. A young Don Bradman was nearing his century against Victoria when he was bowled by Harry ‘Bull’ Alexander. The legendary all-rounder Keith Miller had just turned 10, but was, by his own account, present in the ground that day. And also according to Miller that was the day the superstition surrounding 87 was born. Arunabha Sengupta looks at the facts and figures and tries to deduce what took place.
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