Frederick William Millett (30 March 1928 – 30 April 1991) was an English

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Playing career

A right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler,Cricket Archive profile
/ref> Millett played for

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Merseyside to the north-west, Greater Manchester to the north-east, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire to the south-east, and Shrop ...

from 1949 to 1972, captaining them from 1960 to 1970.Wisden Cricketers Almanack obituaries for 1991
/ref> In 210

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matches, he scored 8432 runs and took 300 wickets. He also played seven first-class matches for the

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combined side against various touring Test teams. His best score in these matches was an unbeaten innings of 102 against the

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in 1969, a match in which he was also captain. He played twelve

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matches, four of which were for Cheshire in the Gillette Cup, the remainder for a Minor Counties North team in the

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. After he finished playing for Cheshire, Millett served on the

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's cricket committee, serving as player manager on a tour to the U.S. in 1982. He also played for the MCC in several minor matches against

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and

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.Other matches played by Frederick Millett at Cricket Archive
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Death

Millett died in hospital in his native Macclesfield on 30 April 1991 from a heart attack following a car accident.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Millett, Frederick 1928 births 1991 deaths English cricketers Cheshire cricketers Members of the Order of the British Empire Cricketers from Macclesfield Minor Counties cricketers 20th-century English sportsmen