Compton–Miller Medal (original) (raw)

The Compton–Miller Medal is an award for the man of the series in an individual Ashes series of cricket matches between Australia and England. The award was inaugurated in 2005 and is named after two great cricketers: the batsman Denis Compton of England and the all-rounder Keith Miller of Australia. According to David Collier, chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), "Denis Compton had the post-war status of a matinee idol – with a love of life and a love of living life to the full. It was an attitude he shared with Keith Miller and they became not only great rivals but also great friends."