Frederick Millett

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Frederick Millett
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Frederick Millett
Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling type Right arm off-break (ROB)
Career First-class List A
Matches 7 12
Runs scored 312 180
Batting average 31.20 18.00
100s/50s 1/1 0/0
Top score 102* 35
Balls bowled 193 551
Wickets 2 8
Bowling average 53.00 40.87
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best Bowling 1/4 2/26
Catches/Stumpings 2/0 4/0

First-class debut: 1 June 1960
Last First-class: 1 August 1973
Updated: 10 March 2007
Source: Cricket Archive

Frederick William Millett was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler[1], he played for Cheshire from 1949 to 1972, captaining them from 1960 to 1970.[2] In 210 Minor Counties Championship matches, he scored 8432 runs and took 300 wickets.[2]

He was born 30 March 1928 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England;

[edit] Playing career

He also played seven first-class matches for the Minor Counties combined side against various touring Test teams.[3]

His best score in these matches was an unbeaten innings of 102 against the West Indies in 1969, a match in which he was also captain.[2]

He played twelve List A matches, four of which were for Cheshire in the Gillette Cup, the remainder for a Minor Counties North team in the Benson & Hedges Cup.[4]

After he finished playing for Cheshire, he served on the MCC's cricket committee, serving as player manager on a tour to the USA in 1982.[2] He also played for the MCC in several minor matches against Ireland and Scotland.[5]

[edit] Death

He died in hospital in his native Macclesfield in April 1991 from a heart attack following a car accident.[2] He died on 30 April 1991 in Macclesfield[1])

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