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Tim May retires from international cricket

Our Correspondent

7 August 1996


Former Australian Test off-spinner Tim May announced his retirement from cricket, citing personal reasons.

May has, in a career spanning 24 Tests, taken 75 wickets including a personal best of five for nine against the West Indies at Adelaide in 1993 - a game Australia lost by one run.

When Australia toured the Carribbean in 1995, however, May remained 12th man for all four Tests, and thus missed having a hand in the side's 2-1 win over the Windies. May, now 34, was last seen in action against England at Sydney in early 1995.

Interestingly, May has often been Shane Warne's bowling partner, tying up one end and permitting the ace leg spinner the room to ex- periment, and wreck havoc, at the other. A statistical analysis some time ago did, in fact, find that Warne was more successful bowling in tandem with May than with any other bowler.

May, who has a highest score of 45 - again, against the Windies in the Adelaide Test - as his personal best, said, ``I would like to be remembered as the guy who got some runs and took some wickets against the West Indies. I would also like to be remembered as the chap at the other end when Shane Warne was doing all the damage.''


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