Edward Mills
Edward Mills (7 March 1863 – 9 July 1956) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played four first-class matches for Auckland between 1884 and 1887.[1]
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| Born | 7 March 1863 Ashford, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 July 1956 (aged 93) Forster, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1884-85 to 1886-87 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 December 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mills was an accurate bowler who had two outstanding performances for Auckland. Against Canterbury in January 1885 he took 7 for 39 (off 43 four-ball overs) and made 35 opening the batting when Canterbury beat Auckland by an innings.[2] In December 1886 he had figures of 59–32–53–7 against the touring Australian team.[3]
His younger brothers George and Isaac, as well as George's son John, all played for Auckland and represented New Zealand. A fourth brother, William, played for Auckland.[4]
References
- "Edward Mills". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- "Canterbury v Auckland 1884-85". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- "Auckland v Australians 1886-87". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- "George Mills". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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