David Millard (cricketer)

David Edward Shaxson Millard (3 April 1931 – 30 January 1978) was a South African first-class cricketer.

David Millard

Personal information
Full name	David Edward Shaxson Millard
Born	3 April 1931 Rondebosch, Cape Province, South Africa
Died	30 January 1978(1978-01-30) (aged 46) Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1951/52–1954/55	Western Province
1952/53–1953/54	Eastern Province
1965	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 14 Runs scored 497 Batting average 20.70 100s/50s –/5 Top score 73 Balls bowled 1,326 Wickets 15 Bowling average 29.86 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 6/68 Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 July 2020

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]

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by David Millard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
2. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Millard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
3. "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by David Millard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
4. Firth, David (2011). Silence Of The Heart: Cricket Suicides. Random House. p. 44. ISBN 978-1780573939.

External links

• David Millard at ESPNcricinfo