David Mills (cricketer)

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]

David Mills

Personal information
Full name	David Cecil Mills
Born	(1937-04-23)23 April 1937 Camborne, Cornwall, England
Died	16 March 2013(2013-03-16) (aged 75)[1] London, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1960	Free Foresters
1958	Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 19 Batting average 9.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 17 Balls bowled 48 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 July 2011

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]

References

1. "David Cecil MILLS Death". The Times. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2024 – via Times Digital Archive.
2. "Teams David Mills played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
3. "Gloucestershire v Cambridge University, 1958". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
4. "First-Class Matches played by David Mills". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
5. "Cambridge University v Free Foresters, 1960". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
6. "David Mills Obituary". The Times. No. 70873. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2024 – via Times Digital Archive.

External links

• David Mills at ESPNcricinfo
• David Mills at CricketArchive