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]

For the American professional basketball player, see Ed Mills.

Edward Mills
Personal information
Born(1863-03-07)7 March 1863
Ashford, Kent, England
Died9 July 1956(1956-07-09) (aged 93)
Forster, New South Wales, Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1884-85 to 1886-87Auckland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 66
Batting average 13.20
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 35
Balls bowled 465
Wickets 11
Bowling average 12.09
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 7/39
Catches/stumpings 3/0
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]

See also

References
  1. "Edward Mills". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  2. "Canterbury v Auckland 1884-85". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  3. "Auckland v Australians 1886-87". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  4. "George Mills". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2020.


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