David Mills (cricketer) explained

Country:England
Fullname:David Cecil Mills
Birth Date:23 April 1937
Birth Place:Camborne, Cornwall, England
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:London, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Club1:Free Foresters
Year1:1960
Club2:Gloucestershire
Year2:1958
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:2
Runs1:19
Bat Avg1:9.50
100S/50S1: - / -
Top Score1:17
Deliveries1:48
Wickets1: -
Bowl Avg1: -
Fivefor1: -
Tenfor1: -
Best Bowling1: -
Catches/Stumpings1:1/ -
Date:30 July
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/17585.html Cricinfo

David Cecil Mills (23 April 1937  - 16 March 2013) was an English cricketer. Mills was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Camborne, Cornwall and educated at Clifton College, where he represented the college cricket team.[2]

Mills made his only first-class appearance for Gloucestershire against Cambridge University in 1958. In his match, he scored 17 runs, before being dismissed by Michael James, in what was his only batting innings for the county.[3] He later made a further first-class appearance in 1960, this time for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University.[4] In this match, he once again batted once, scoring 2 runs before being dismissed by David Kirby.[5]

Mills studied mechanical engineering at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and would go on to invent a non-slip plastic called Dycem which is used worldwide as a disability aid.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Cecil MILLS Death . The Times . Times Digital Archive . 2013-03-16 . 1 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Teams David Mills played for. CricketArchive. 30 July 2011.
  3. Web site: Gloucestershire v Cambridge University, 1958. CricketArchive. 30 July 2011.
  4. Web site: First-Class Matches played by David Mills. CricketArchive. 30 July 2011.
  5. Web site: Cambridge University v Free Foresters, 1960. CricketArchive. 30 July 2011.
  6. News: David Mills Obituary . 1 March 2024 . The Times . Times Digital Archive . 70873 . 1 May 2013.