Kyle Mills

Kyle Mills

Personal information
Full name	Kyle David Mills
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	All-Rounder
International information
National side	New Zealand
Test debut (cap 227)	10 June 2004 v England
Last Test	18 March 2009 v India
ODI debut (cap 123)	15 April 2001 v Pakistan
Last ODI	9 November 2009 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1998–present	Auckland
2001	Lincolnshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC List A Matches – – – – Runs scored – – – – Batting average – – – – 100s/50s –/– –/– –/– –/– Top score – – – – Balls bowled – – – – Wickets – – – – Bowling average – – – – 5 wickets in innings – – – – 10 wickets in match – – – – Best bowling – – – – Catches/stumpings –/– –/– –/– –/–
Source: CricketArchive, 19 December 2009

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Kyle David Mills (born 15 March 1979 in Auckland) is a New Zealand cricketer. Kyle is right-arm pace bowler who can also score quick runs in the later stages of one day innings; in October 2009 he reached his peak position of 1st on the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Bowling Rankings.

Having been injured in Australia in February 2007, Mills was forced to withdraw from the 2007 World Cup. After an operation on a patella tendon and a winter of rehabilitation, Mills worked his way back to fitness to take part in New Zealand's tour of South Africa in November/December 2007.

Called in to the Test side, Mills was forced to withdraw from the second and final Test due to a stomach bug. Coming fresh in to the three match one day series, Mills was the pick of the New Zealand bowlers in all three matches taking career best figures of 5 for 25 in the series opener.

Despite New Zealand losing the series 2-1, Mills was named Man of the Series, a fitting accolade for three effective displays of opening bowling.

Due in part of the absence of Shane Bond, who signed to play in the Indian Cricket League, and Mills' continued good form, he maintained his place in the ODI side, playing during New Zealand's 2009 ICC World Twenty20 campaign and he helped them reach the final of the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy, which they lost to Australia in South Africa.

In New Zealand's next ODI series after this, Mills helped his side beat Pakistan 2-1 in Abu Dhabi but was fined 20 percent of his match fee having been found guilty of excessive appealing and using obscene language. He missed the subsequent Twenty20 International series due to injury and was set to undergo surgery on a torn rotator cuff and a persistent knee injury which was to rule him out until April 2010 at the earlist.

IPL 2009

After being released from his contract with Kings XI Punjab he has been bought now by the Mumbai Indians for $150,000 at the second IPL auction on February 6th.

External links

• Kyle Mills at ESPNcricinfo
• Kyle Mills at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• Kyle Mills at New Zealand Cricket Players Association