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John Mills (Kent cricketer)

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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}John Mills (dates of birth and death unknown) was a noted English cricketer of the mid-18th century who played for Kent. He was referred to in the sources as the famous Kent bowler. He is known to have been a gamekeeper and he came from Horsmonden, where he played for the local cricket club.^[1]

John Mills is first mentioned as a member of the Kent team that played against All-England in the famous match at the Artillery Ground on 18 June 1744 which became the first entry in Scores & Biographies.^[2]

Mills was selected to take part in a major "threes" contest at the Artillery Ground on 17 September 1744 along with Robert Colchin, Val Romney, John Bryant, Richard Newland and Joseph Harris. The stake was two hundred guineas and the players involved were stated to be the best in England. Unfortunately, Mills could not play due to injury and this is the last mention of him.^[3]

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1. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20121010153248/http://www.jl.sl.btinternet.co.uk/stampsite/cricket/ladstolords/1741.html#millsj#millsj From Lads to Lord's – profile].
2. ^Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862
3. ^F S Ashley-Cooper, At the Sign of the Wicket: Cricket 1742-1751, Cricket Magazine, 1900

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