| Country: | South Africa |
| Fullname: | David Edward Shaxson Millard |
| Birth Date: | 3 April 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Rondebosch, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Death Place: | Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off break |
| Club1: | Western Province |
| Year1: | 1951/52 - 1954/55 |
| Club2: | Eastern Province |
| Year2: | 1952/53 - 1953/54 |
| Club3: | Oxford University |
| Year3: | 1965 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 14 |
| Runs1: | 497 |
| Bat Avg1: | 20.70 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/5 |
| Top Score1: | 73 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,326 |
| Wickets1: | 15 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 29.86 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/68 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
| Date: | 4 July |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/46348.html Cricinfo |
David Edward Shaxson Millard (3 April 1931 – 30 January 1978) was a South African first-class cricketer.
Millard was born at Rondebosch in April 1931. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Western Province in the 1951/52 Currie Cup. The following season he began playing first-class cricket for Eastern Province, playing domestic cricket in South Africa until the 1954/55 season.[1] He played eight first-class matches for Eastern Province, scoring 374 runs and making five centuries,[2] in addition to taking 15 wickets with his right-arm off break bowling, taking one five wicket haul and claiming best figures of 6 for 68.[3] His four matches for Western Province resulted in 118 runs and a single half century score of 62.[2]
Having attended university in South Africa, Millard proceeded to study in England at the University of Cambridge, where he played rugby union for Cambridge University, gaining a blue.[4] He later enrolled as a mature student at Worcester College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, Millard played two first-class matches for Oxford University in 1965 against Middlesex and Nottinghamshire.[1] After completing his studies at Oxford, he returned to South Africa. Millard died at Cape Town on 30 January 1978, having committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.[4]