Cape Town, Jan 9 (PTI) As an active international cricketer, Brian McMillan tried his hand at teaching Afrikaans and science in school, and discovered he was good at it.

Then, disillusioned with the “politics” in South African cricket administration, McMillan decided to stay away from the game after his retirement as a player, and chose to join his family business instead.

There too, he tasted success, as the all-rounder par excellence of his time evolved into an epitome of versatility outside of cricket.

In between, there was also the small matter of completing an MBA course and working with companies like Canon.

For seven years since South Africa’s return to international cricket, McMillan was a big part of the team: a mean third seamer, who was quicker than expected, a very useful batter, and a fielder with bucket-like hands that pouched anything coming his way in the slip cordon.

He was the glue that held the Proteas team before the phenomenon called Jacques Kallis happened to South African cricket.

However, over the years McMillan has stayed away from the ground and South African cricket establishment, concentrating on his family business while keeping a tab on cricketing developments on TV.

“Fortunately, I have my family business and we are into finance, telecom, printers and production machines. When I was playing, I had worked for companies like cannon,” the 60- year-old told

Source: PTI News