First-class Career
In 1960, Milburn signed for Northamptonshire because they offered 10 shillings a week more than Warwickshire. He soon made a name for himself with his forceful strokeplay and useful medium-paced bowling, backed up by a larger-than-life, gregarious and convivial personality. By 1963 he was being talked about for the England team, but an indifferent game for MCC against Frank Worrell's West Indians meant he was passed over. He also taught P.E during the off season at Cherry Orchard SM School in Northampton, just about a mile from the site of his later accident.
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