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Full name Kyle David Mills
Born March 15, 1979, Auckland
Current age 29 years 297 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

287

12.47

729

39.36

ODIs

439

16.25

615

71.38

T20Is

106

33*

21.20

127.71

First-class

1838

117*

26.63

List A

151

100

1274

20.22

Twenty20

146

33*

16.22

127

114.96

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

2756

1334

4/16

6/77

31.02

2.90

64.0

ODIs

4424

3406

131

5/25

26.00

4.61

33.7

T20Is

209

321

3/44

40.12

9.21

26.1

First-class

10202

4867

174

5/33

27.97

2.86

58.6

List A

151

7431

5483

215

5/25

25.50

4.42

34.5

Twenty20

365

536

3/32

28.21

8.81

19.2

Career statistics

Test debut

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

Last Test

New Zealand v West Indies at Napier, Dec 19-23, 2008 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

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

Last ODI

New Zealand v West Indies at Christchurch, Jan 3, 2009 scorecard

ODI statistics

T20I debut

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

Last T20I

New Zealand v West Indies at Hamilton, Dec 28, 2008 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

1998/99

Last First-class

New Zealand v West Indies at Napier, Dec 19-23, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

1998/99

Last List A

New Zealand v West Indies at Christchurch, Jan 3, 2009 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

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

Last Twenty20

New Zealand v West Indies at Hamilton, Dec 28, 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

Dec 31, 2008

Team-mates congratulate Kyle Mills on Chris Gayle's wicket © Getty Images

Dec 14, 2008

Kyle Mills celebrates one of his two wickets in the opening session © Getty Images

Dec 14, 2008

An ecstatic Kyle Mills traps Brendan Nash © Getty Images

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