David Alexander Hyndman Milling (8 October 1872 – 26 April 1929) was an Irish first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | David Alexander Hyndman Milling | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 1872 Comber, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 April 1929 (aged 56) Rathmines, Leinster, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1912–1914 | Ireland | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 November 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Milling was born at Comber in County Down in October 1872.[1] He initially played his club cricket for North Down, before moving to Dublin, where he represented Leinster.[1] He made his debut for Ireland in a minor match against Cambridge University at Cork in 1904.[2] His next appearance for Ireland came eight years later, when he made his debut in first-class cricket for against Scotland at Dublin in 1912.[3] He made a second appearance in first-class cricket for Ireland in 1914, against the same opposition at Dublin.[3] Playing as a wicket-keeper in these matches, Milling scored a total of 17 runs, while behind the stumps he took one catch and made two stumpings.[4] He captained Ireland in the 1914 match - the first Ulsterman to do so.[5][1] Outside of cricket, he worked as a tea buyer.[1] He died at Rathmines in Dublin in April 1929.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Player profile: David Alexander Hyndman Milling". CricketEurope. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Miscellaneous Matches played by David Milling". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by David Milling". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Milling". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Ireland v Scotland, 1914". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 November 2018.