# David Millns > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_Millns > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_Millns.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Millns > Source revision: 1348839463 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) English cricketer David Millns Personal information Full name David James Millns Born (1965-02-27) 27 February 1965 (age 61) Clipstone, Nottinghamshire Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Batting Left-handed Bowling Right-arm fast Domestic team information Years Team 1988–1989 2000–2001 Nottinghamshire 1990–1999 Leicestershire 1994/95 Tasmania 1996/97 Boland Umpiring information ODIs umpired 7 (2020–2023) T20Is umpired 12 (2020–2023) WTests umpired 1 (2014) WODIs umpired 13 (2009–2021) WT20Is umpired 9 (2011–2020) Career statistics Competition First-class List A Matches 171 98 Runs scored 3,082 390 Batting average 22.01 15.00 100s/50s 3/8 0/0 Top score 121 39* Balls bowled 26,571 4,276 Wickets 553 89 Bowling average 27.35 38.10 5 wickets in innings 23 0 10 wickets in match 4 0 Best bowling 9/37 4/26 Catches/stumpings 76/–– 19/– Source: Cricinfo, 28 July 2022 **David James Millns** (born 27 February 1965) is a first class [cricket umpire](/source/Umpire_(cricket)) and English former professional [cricketer](/source/Cricket) who played for [Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club](/source/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club), [Leicestershire County Cricket Club](/source/Leicestershire_County_Cricket_Club), [Tasmania](/source/Tasmanian_cricket_team) and [Boland](/source/Boland_cricket_team). Millns was a fast bowler, and a lower order batsman who was part of two championship winning sides with Leicestershire, in [1996](/source/1996_County_Championship) and [1998](/source/1998_County_Championship).[1] ## Playing career Millns began his first-class career with Nottinghamshire in 1988, but with [Franklyn Stephenson](/source/Franklyn_Stephenson) and [Kevin Cooper](/source/Kevin_Cooper_(cricketer)) each taking 100 wickets for the county, he had limited opportunity that season despite showing promise when he did bowl.[2] Although Millns did show promise with an impressive three-wicket burst against [the Sri Lankans](/source/Sri_Lankan_cricket_team_in_England_in_1988),[3] it was noted that he could not offer the penetration and economy of Stephenson and Cooper when he took over from them in limited-overs games against [Allan Lamb](/source/Allan_Lamb) in June and champions [Worcestershire](/source/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club) in July.[4] For [1990](/source/1990_English_cricket_season), Millns moved to Leicestershire,[5] though he continued to play most of his cricket for local league club Farnsfield. Nevertheless, Millns experienced a purple patch late in the season when called upon by his new county[6] and finished as the top-ranked England-qualified bowler in the national averages, behind only West Indians [Ian Bishop](/source/Ian_Bishop_(cricketer)) and [Malcolm Marshall](/source/Malcolm_Marshall) though bowling only half as many balls as those two.[7] In [1991](/source/1991_English_cricket_season), Millns established himself as Leicestershire's chief bowler alongside Australian [John Maguire](/source/John_Maguire_(cricketer)), and on a green pitch against Derbyshire at Derby took 9/37, which was the best bowling analysis in the County Championship since [Derek Underwood](/source/Derek_Underwood) took 9/32 for Kent against Surrey in [1978](/source/1978_County_Championship).[8] Having been told he would be playing for [England](/source/England_cricket_team) against [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan_cricket_team) at [the Oval](/source/The_Oval) in 1992 he broke a bone in his foot and was not officially selected. Millns toured Australia with the [England 'A'](/source/England_Lions_cricket_team) side that winter, although he had more success with the ball in [one-day matches](/source/List_A_cricket) than in the [first-class matches](/source/First-class_cricket).[9] He was Leicestershire's leading wicket taker (and the sixth nationally) in 1994, taking 76 wickets at 25.01,[10] with many cricket writers believing he should have gone to Australia for the 1994/95 Ashes tour. His best all-round season came in 1996, when he took 73 wickets and scored 424 runs.[11] Millns is one of only a few cricketers in modern times to score a century and take ten wickets in the same county championship match (v Essex 1996).[12] ## Umpiring career In 2007, he was selected in the reserve list as a first class [umpire](/source/Umpire_(cricket)) by [the ECB](/source/England_Cricket_Board) for the season of 2008.[13] In 2008, he was promoted to the first class umpire's list.[14] He stood as an umpire in the [2014–16 ICC Women's Championship](/source/2014%E2%80%9316_ICC_Women's_Championship).[15] He was selected as one of the two foreign umpires in the [2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_Bangladesh_Premier_League).[16] Since then, he officiates matches regularly in [Bangladesh Premier League](/source/Bangladesh_Premier_League). In January 2022, he was named as one of the on-field umpires for the [2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup](/source/2022_ICC_Under-19_Cricket_World_Cup) in the West Indies.[17] ## See also - [List of One Day International cricket umpires](/source/List_of_One_Day_International_cricket_umpires) - [List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires](/source/List_of_Twenty20_International_cricket_umpires) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Millns calls it a day"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23208810/millns-calls-day). *ESPNcricinfo*. 2 July 2001. Retrieved 17 December 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** "Chris Hits 96 – But Notts Lose: It's a Doddle for [Northants](/source/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club)". *Evening Post*. [Nottingham](/source/Nottingham). 27 June 1988. p. 246. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** "Good Evans!". *Evening Post*. Nottingham. 8 August 1988. p. 26. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Lucy, Nick (18 July 1988). "Worcester Let off the Hook". *Evening Post*. Nottingham. p. 26. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Cullen, Jon (2 June 1990). "Seam of success – Millns Follows". *[Leicester Mercury](/source/Leicester_Mercury)*. p. 50. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Wright, Graeme (ed.). "Leicestershire in 1990". *[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack](/source/Wisden_Cricketers'_Almanack)* (128th ed.). pp. 499–502. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0947766162](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0947766162). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Wright, ed. (1991). "First-Class Averages". *Wisden Cricketers' Almanack* (128th ed.). p. 284. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Wright, Graeme, ed. (1991). "Derbyshire in 1991". *Wisden Cricketers' Almanack* (129th ed.). pp. 378–379. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780947766184](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780947766184). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["England 'A' tour of Australia: Squad"](http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1992-93/ENG-A_IN_AUS/ENG-A_IN_AUS_JAN-MAR1993_ENG-A-SQUAD.html). [ESPNCricinfo](/source/ESPNCricinfo). Retrieved 2 July 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["First Class Season 1994 - Statistical Bowling Highlights"](http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994/ENG_LOCAL/ENG_1994_STATS_LEAD-BOWLING.html). [ESPNCricinfo](/source/ESPNCricinfo). Retrieved 12 May 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["David Millns profile and biography"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/david-millns-17034). [ESPNCricinfo](/source/ESPNCricinfo). Retrieved 12 May 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Leicestershire v Essex at Leicester, 4-8 July 1996"](http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1996/ENG_LOCAL/CC/R10/LEICS_ESSEX_CC_04-08JUL1996.html). [ESPNCricinfo](/source/ESPNCricinfo). Retrieved 12 May 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Umpire Steve Garratt appointed by ECB"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22438253/umpire-steve-garratt-appointed-ecb). *ESPNcricinfo*. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Bodenham promoted to first-class list"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22845769/bodenham-promoted-first-class-list). *ESPNcricinfo*. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-umpire_15-0)** ["India Women tour of England, Only Test: England Women v India Women at Wormsley, Aug 13-16, 2014"](http://www.espncricinfo.com/women/engine/match/722387.html). *ESPN Cricinfo*. Retrieved 24 February 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["10th Match (N), Bangladesh Premier League at Chattogram, Dec 17 2019"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8653/game/1208076). *ESPNcricinfo*. Retrieved 17 December 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Match officials named for ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup"](https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2443408). *International Cricket Council*. 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