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Full name Kyle David Mills
Born March 15, 1979, Auckland
Current age 29 years 63 days
Major teams New Zealand, Auckland, Kings XI Punjab, Lincolnshire
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

174

12.42

418

41.62

ODIs

303

44*

13.77

459

66.01

T20Is

33*

26.00

123.80

First-class

1628

117*

29.60

List A

141

1138

19.62

Twenty20

118

33*

16.85

107

110.28

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

1799

887

4/16

6/77

26.87

2.95

54.5

ODIs

3952

3067

115

5/25

26.66

4.65

34.3

T20Is

143

229

3/44

32.71

9.60

20.4

First-class

8597

4141

159

5/33

26.04

2.89

54.0

List A

141

6959

5144

199

5/25

25.84

4.43

34.9

Twenty20

299

444

3/32

24.66

8.90

16.6

Career statistics

Test debut

England v New Zealand at Nottingham, Jun 10-13, 2004 scorecard

Last Test

New Zealand v England at Wellington, Mar 13-17, 2008 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

New Zealand v Pakistan at Sharjah, Apr 15, 2001 scorecard

Last ODI

New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 23, 2008 scorecard

ODI statistics

T20I debut

New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard

Last T20I

New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 7, 2008 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

1998/99

Last First-class

Essex v New Zealanders at Chelmsford, May 2-5, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

1998/99

Last List A

Auckland v Otago at Auckland, Mar 2, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard

Last Twenty20

New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 7, 2008 scorecard

Injuries at an inopportune time affected Kyle Mills's prospects of making a more significant start to his international career. While he was recovering, Shane Bond, Ian Butler and Jacob Oram seized their opportunities, making it harder for Mills to force his way back. In and out of the team after the 2003 World Cup in which he made only one fleeting, wicketless appearance - he marked another comeback, against Pakistan in 2003-04, by picking up a reprimand for excessive appealing. However, he did enough to earn a call-up for the tour of England in 2004, and made his Test debut in the third match at Trent Bridge. But he picked up a side strain during the game, and was forced to fly home and miss the NatWest Series. That was a shame, as one-day cricket is really his forte: he played throughout the 2005-06 season, chipping in with wickets in almost every game, even if his once-promising batting had diminished to the point that he managed double figures only once in 16 matches. A feisty temper remains, though: Stephen Fleming had to pull him away from Graeme Smith during a bad-tempered one-day series towards the end of 2005. Mills returned to South Africa for the Tests early in 2006, and picked up eight wickets in the two matches he played, almost doubling his career tally. He played in the 2006 Champions Trophy, but his injury jinx struck again and he was ruled out of the 2007 World Cup with a serious knee problem.
Cricinfo staff March 2008

May 16, 2008

Monty Panesar roars an unsuccessful appeal against Kyle Mills © Getty Images

May 16, 2008

Kyle Mills sweeps during his stubborn 10 © Getty Images

Mar 20, 2008

Kyle Mills and his replacement, Tim Southee, relax after a training session © Getty Images

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