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Full name Timothy Brian Alexander May
Born January 26, 1962, North Adelaide, South Australia
Current age 46 years 215 days
Major teams Australia,South Australia
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
24
28
12
225
42*
14.06
873
25.77
0
0
14
0
6
0
ODIs
47
12
8
39
15
9.75
52
75.00
0
0
1
0
3
0
First-class
142
172
47
1872
128
14.97
1
1
42
0
List A
83
28
13
232
34*
15.46
0
0
9
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
24
45
6577
2606
75
5/9
7/50
34.74
2.37
87.6
3
3
0
ODIs
47
46
2504
1772
39
3/19
3/19
45.43
4.24
64.2
0
0
0
First-class
142
35668
15721
439
7/93
35.81
2.64
81.2
19
2
List A
83
4482
3030
82
4/9
4/9
36.95
4.05
54.6
2
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Australia v New Zealand at Adelaide, Dec 11-15, 1987 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 1-5, 1995 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Australia v Zimbabwe at Chennai, Oct 13, 1987 scorecard
Last ODI
West Indies v Australia at Georgetown, Mar 18, 1995 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1984/85 - 1995/96
List A span
1986/87 - 1995/96
Profile
Tim May was an offspinner capable of maintaining good flight and accuracy over marathon spells, and a tenacious tail-end batsman. While his greatest success came as a Test player, he also appeared in 47 ODIs and was a member of Australia's triumphant 1987 World Cup side. His most famous contribution was in 1992-93, in the fourth Test against the West Indies. Recalled to the team and playing on his home ground in Adelaide, he brought Australia back into contention with career-best figures of 5 for 9 off 6.5 overs, and then shared in a 40-run last-wicket stand with Craig McDermott - only to witness his partner's dismissal from the non-striker's end. May finished unbeaten on 42, his highest Test score, and West Indies claimed the Test - and went on to win the series - by a margin of just one run. The match also marked the first time May was partnered with Shane Warne. The combination was particularly effective on the 1993 Ashes tour when May finished with 21 wickets and Warne picked up 34. In subsequent series wickets became scarcer for May, but he was able to dry up runs and his long spells also reduced Warne's workload.
May retained an active role after retiring by becoming the inaugural CEO of the Australian Cricketers' Association in 1997, and latterly the chief executive of the Federation of International Players' Associations. He resigned from the Australian job in 2005 to move to the United States with his wife, but held on to the international post. Cricinfo staff
