Geoff Miller played for Derbyshire from 1973 to 1986, captaining the side from 1979 to 1981, and returned in 1990 after playing for Essex between 1987 and 1989.
16 Facts About Geoff Miller
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Geoff Miller made his first-class debut for Derbyshire in July 1973, in a match against Somerset, when he scored a duck in his only innings.
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Geoff Miller was the Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year in 1976.
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Geoff Miller became Derbyshire captain in 1979, and in the 1981 season, was a part of the Derbyshire side which won the National Westminster Bank Trophy.
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Geoff Miller went to Essex in 1987, helping them to win the 1989 Refuge Assurance Cup, but returned to Derbyshire for his last first-class season in 1990, when Derbyshire won the Refuge Assurance League.
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Geoff Miller was a correct right-handed batsman and a reliable right-arm off-break bowler, taking 888 wickets in 283 first-class matches and 278 wickets in 334 List A matches.
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Geoff Miller made his Test debut for England against West Indies in 1976.
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Geoff Miller took 60 wickets in thirty four Tests and 25 wickets in twenty five ODIs for England.
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Wisden observed that on the first such occasion, Geoff Miller, "seeking his maiden first-class century" in his first Test overseas, "though inflicted with a heavy cold and streaming eyes, had batted for six hours without serious fault".
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Geoff Miller played in 25 one-day internationals for England and was part of the England squad for the 1979 Cricket World Cup, although he only played in one match in the tournament, against Canada.
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Chris Tavare dropped the catch only for Geoff Miller to retrieve the ball before it hit the ground, England thus winning by three runs.
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Geoff Miller played his last Test match in 1984 against the West Indies at Lord's.
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Geoff Miller was elected as National Selector by the England and Wales Cricket Board in January 2008.
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Geoff Miller led a panel, which then contained Ashley Giles, Peter Moores and James Whitaker.
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Geoff Miller previously served on the panel of his predecessor David Graveney since 2000.
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Geoff Miller was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to cricket, following his retirement as an England selector at the end of 2013.