David Edward Shaxson Millard (3 April 1931 – 30 January 1978) was a South African first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | David Edward Shaxson Millard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 1931 Rondebosch, Cape Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 January 1978 (aged 46) Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951/52–1954/55 | Western Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952/53–1953/54 | Eastern Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 July 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
edit- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by David Millard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ a b "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Millard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by David Millard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ a b Firth, David (2011). Silence Of The Heart: Cricket Suicides. Random House. p. 44. ISBN 978-1780573939.