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David Millard (cricketer)

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David Millard
Personal information
Full name
David Edward Shaxson Millard
Born3 April 1931
Rondebosch, Cape Province,
South Africa
Died30 January 1978(1978-01-30) (aged 46)
Cape Town, Cape Province,
South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1951/52–1954/55Western Province
1952/53–1953/54Eastern Province
1965Oxford 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

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

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

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  1. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by David Millard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b Firth, David (2011). Silence Of The Heart: Cricket Suicides. Random House. p. 44. ISBN 978-1780573939.
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