Tim May retires from international cricket (7 Aug 1996)

7 August 1996

Tim May retires from international cricket

Our Correspondent

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 experiment, 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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