David Millner
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David Millner is a former English
cricket
er who played first class cricket for Derbyshire
between 1960 and 1964.
Millner was born in Dove Holes
, Derbyshire
. He played his first game for Derbyshire Club and Ground in 1954 at the age of 16 and played for the Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship from 1955. He moved up to the first team in the 1960 season
, making his debut against Worcestershire
. He hit one of his two half-century innings in 1960 against Essex
. Millner played regularly in the 1961 season
making his top score of 80 against Kent
. He spent 1962 out of first-class cricket, though he spent a small period of time covering in the Second XI. In the 1963 season
, he played for the first team for some of the games and also took part in the Gillette Cup. He appeared in the Gillette Cup again in the 1964 season
but was othersise in the second XI.
Millner was a right-handed batsman and played 56 innings in 31 first class matches with an average of 12.74 and a top score of 80. He played two innings in two one day matches in which he made a total of 29. He was a right-arm off-break bowler and bowled six overs in first class cricket without taking a wicket.
England
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cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played first class cricket for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
between 1960 and 1964.
Millner was born in Dove Holes
Dove Holes
Dove Holes is a village in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England. It has a population of about 1,200. It straddles the A6 road and it lies three miles from Buxton and three miles from Chapel-en-le-Frith. Trains run from Dove Holes railway station into Manchester.Residents of the village...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
. He played his first game for Derbyshire Club and Ground in 1954 at the age of 16 and played for the Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship from 1955. He moved up to the first team in the 1960 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1960
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1960 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty nine years. It was their fifty-sixth season in the County Championship and they won ten matches and lost ten to finish eighth in the County Championship.-1960...
, making his debut against Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
. He hit one of his two half-century innings in 1960 against Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
. Millner played regularly in the 1961 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1961
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1961 represents cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety years. It was their fifty-seventh season in the County Championship and they won ten matches to finish seventh in the County Championship.-1961 season:Derbyshire played...
making his top score of 80 against Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
. He spent 1962 out of first-class cricket, though he spent a small period of time covering in the Second XI. In the 1963 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1963
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1963 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-two years. It was their fifty-ninth season in the County Championship and they won two championship matches and lost fourteen to finish seventeenth in the County...
, he played for the first team for some of the games and also took part in the Gillette Cup. He appeared in the Gillette Cup again in the 1964 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1964
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1964 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety three years. It was their sixtieth season in the County Championship and they won five matches to finish twelfth in the County Championship...
but was othersise in the second XI.
Millner was a right-handed batsman and played 56 innings in 31 first class matches with an average of 12.74 and a top score of 80. He played two innings in two one day matches in which he made a total of 29. He was a right-arm off-break bowler and bowled six overs in first class cricket without taking a wicket.