Tymal Solomon Mills (born 12 August 1992) is an English international cricketer who currently plays internationally for England and domestically for Sussex. He is a left-arm fast bowler and a right-handed batsman who plays mainly as a bowler.[1] He made his international debut for England in July 2016.[2] With England, Mills won the 2022 T20 World Cup.
_and_Tymal_Mills_(right)_(cropped).jpg) Mills playing for Essex County Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Tymal Solomon Mills | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 August 1992 Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England, UK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 77) | 5 July 2016 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 7 July 2022 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013; 2018–2019 | Suffolk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–present | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Chittagong Vikings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016/17 | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017, 2020 | Quetta Gladiators | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016/17 | Brisbane Heat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18 | Hobart Hurricanes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Karachi Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Kandahar Knights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Peshawar Zalmi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Southern Brave | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22 | Perth Scorchers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Mumbai Indians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 September 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life edit
Mills was born on 12 August 1992 in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. He was educated at Mildenhall College of Technology in Mildenhall, Suffolk and played for Mildenhall Cricket Club. Mills studied sports journalism at the University of East London, before leaving to pursue a career in cricket.[3]
Domestic career edit
Essex edit
Mills made his first-class debut for Essex against the Sri Lankans in the tourist match of 2011 at Chelmsford. He made his Championship debut against Leicestershire at Grace Road in July 2011. His figures in the first-innings were 0–51, but in the second innings, he took 3–48. During the winter of 2011/12, Tymal Mills was named on the England Performance Programme (EPP). He began with training at Loughborough as well as camps in North Wales and with the Greater Manchester Fire Department. Mills then went to Potchefstroom, South Africa for three weeks in November on a specialist fast bowling programme. On Friday 16 December, Mills was a surprise inclusion in the 16 man England Lions squad. In 2012 Mills took 5 List A wickets and average of 58.60. He performed better in the Championship, taking 14 wickets at an average of 30.35. In 2013, his form in List A cricket improved, as he took ten wickets at an average of 23.30. However, he failed to kick on in the Championship, taking 11 wickets, three less than the previous season. His performances for Essex earned him another place on an England performance programme, and he took six wickets for the Lions on their tour of Sri Lanka.
Sussex edit
In 2014, Mills joined Sussex. He took wickets at an average of 20 in the English T20 competition, and his pace ensured he continued to stand out. He also bowled in the First division of the County Championship for the first time, taking 14 wickets at an average of just below 35. In 2015, he was diagnosed with a congenital back condition and as a result, took time out of playing red-ball cricket. He continued to play T20 cricket and took 19 wickets at an average of 18.84.
Overseas leagues edit
Pakistan Super League edit
From 2016, Mills played for Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League[4][5] before signing with Karachi Kings in 2018. In 2019, he was picked by Peshawar Zalmi before returning to Quetta for the 2020 season.
Indian Premier League edit
In February 2017, Mills was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for the 2017 Indian Premier League for ₹12 crore (equivalent to ₹17 crore, US$2.1 million or £1.8 million in 2023). This made him the second highest-paid overseas player in the 2017 IPL behind Ben Stokes.[6] In February 2022, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[7]
Other T20 franchise cricket edit
In September 2018, Mills was named in Kandahar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[8] In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[9][10] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[11]
Mills featured in the first edition of 'The Hundred', a 100 ball cricket competition for the 'Southern Brave'.[12] The Southern Brave won the first cup/title of 'The Hundred' by beating Birmingham Phoenix in the finals.[13] In April 2022, he was bought by the Southern Brave for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[14]
International career edit
On 5 July 2016, Mills made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for England against Sri Lanka, taking figures of 0-22 as England won by eight wickets.[15]
Mills was selected for the T20I series against India in January 2017.[16] He took 1–27 in the first game as England recorded a seven-wicket victory.[17] In the second match, he took figures of 1-36 as India made 144/8, which proved to be a winning score for India.[18] In the final match of the series, he took figures of 1-31 and was then dismissed for a duck as England lost by 75 runs.[19]
In September 2021, Mills was named in England's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[20] Mills made his international comeback for England after 5 years in their first match of the World Cup against West Indies and took 2-17 from his 4 overs.[21]
Personal life edit
Mills was diagnosed with a congenital back condition in 2015.[22] He spent three months of the winter of 2020/21 recovering from a stress fracture and had to wear a back brace.[23]
References edit
- ^ "Tymal Mills profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Tymal Mills profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Tymal Mills eyes Twenty20 World Cup glory - a year after fearing for his life". Telegraph. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Tymal Mills – Quetta Gladiators". Pakistan Super League. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ Macpherson, Will (27 October 2016). "English cricketers set to go against union's Pakistan Super League advice". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPNcricinfo. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Early favourites for the title? Meet Southern Brave". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Paul Stirling propels Southern Brave to first ever men's Hundred title". India Today. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland, Only T20I: England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jul 5, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "England tour of India, 2016-17 Team Captain and Players". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "India vs England, 1st T20I, England tour of India, 2016-17". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "India vs England, 2nd T20I, England tour of India, 2016-17". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "India vs England, 3rd T20I, England tour of India, 2016-17". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Tymal Mills makes England's T20 World Cup squad, no return for Ben Stokes". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Cricket scorecard - England vs West Indies, 14th Match, Super 12 Group 1, ICC Mens T20 WC 2021". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "'Eight months ago I was in a back brace'". BBC Sport. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ Burnton, Simon (4 October 2021). "England's Mills moves from back brace to shoulder T20 World Cup tilt | Simon Burnton". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 October 2021.