Английская Википедия:David Millard (cricketer)

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David Edward Shaxson Millard (3 April 1931 – 30 January 1978) was a South African first-class cricketer.

Millard was born at Rondebosch in April 1931. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Western Province in the 1951/52 Currie Cup. The following season he began playing first-class cricket for Eastern Province, playing domestic cricket in South Africa until the 1954/55 season.[1] He played eight first-class matches for Eastern Province, scoring 374 runs and making five centuries,[2] in addition to taking 15 wickets with his right-arm off break bowling, taking one five wicket haul and claiming best figures of 6 for 68.[3] His four matches for Western Province resulted in 118 runs and a single half century score of 62.[2]

Having attended university in South Africa, Millard proceeded to study in England at the University of Cambridge, where he played rugby union for Cambridge University, gaining a blue.[4] He later enrolled as a mature student at Worcester College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, Millard played two first-class matches for Oxford University in 1965 against Middlesex and Nottinghamshire.[1] After completing his studies at Oxford, he returned to South Africa. Millard died at Cape Town on 30 January 1978, having committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.[4]

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