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George Mills

1916 – 1979

New Zealand cricketer

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Lived 1916 – 1979 (aged 63). George Mills was a New Zealand cricketer.

George Henry Mills (1 August 1916 – 17 December 1979) was a New Zealand cricketer. A wicket-keeper, he played 59 first-class matches, 55 of them for Otago between the 1935–36 and 1957–58 seasons.

Born at Dunedin in 1916 and educated at Otago Boys' High School, Mills was Otago's first-choice wicket-keeper for much of the time he played. He was an effective batsman who scored 2,056 first-class runs in his career and took 88 catches and made 34 stumpings. He played for a New Zealand XI in a trial match in January 1949, scoring a half-century, but did not receive an international cap. His final first-class match was his 44th Plunket Shield match, which equalled the competition record held by Alby Roberts. He worked professionally as a fitter and was an Otago selector.

Mills died at Dunedin in 1979, aged 63. An obituary was published in the following year's New Zealand Cricket Almanack.

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Who was George Mills?

New Zealand cricketer (1916-1979)

When was George Mills born?

George Mills was born on 1 August 1916 in Dunedin.

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George Mills died on 17 December 1979 in Dunedin.

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George Mills was a cricketer.

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George Mills was New Zealand.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: George Mills

· Wikidata: Q24845729

· DBpedia: George Mills (cricketer, born 1916)

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