Matthew Edward Milnes (born 29 July 1994) is an English professional

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er who currently plays for

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, having moved from

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at the end of the 2018 season.Matt Milnes

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. Retrieved 2023-04-07. Milnes was born in

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and grew up in the cityMatt Milnes: Nottinghamshire seam bowler signs one-year contract

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, 2017-10-09. Retrieved 2018-09-12.Davies M (2018
Meet the four young bowlers looking to stake their claim on Nottinghamshire's pre-season tour of South Africa
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'', 2018-03-12. Retrieved 0218-09-12.Matt Milnes: Kent sign Nottinghamshire bowler on three-year deal

, 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12. and attended

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in the city before going to Durham University. A seam bowler,Fordham J (2018
Kent sign seamer Matt Milnes from Notts
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'', 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12. he was part of the Nottinghamshire Academy programme before making his

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debut in April 2014 for Durham MCC University against

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. He received a Half-Palatinate for his cricketing activities at university. Whilst at university Milnes played for Durham Second XI in 2013 and 2014 and for Nottinghamshire's Second XI from 2016.Davies M (2018
Kent move to sign Matt Milnes from Nottinghamshire ahead of talks over his future at Trent Bridge
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'', 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-09-12.Matt Milnes
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-09-12. . After graduating from university he initially signed a three-month contract with Nottinghamshire in June 2017 after impressing the club with his performances for the Second XI.Davies M (2017
Nottinghamshire sign seamer Matt Milnes
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'', 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2018-09-12. At the end of the season he attracted interest from Durham before signing a one-year deal with Nottinghamshire.Matt Milnes to leave Nottinghamshire as he agrees deal with Kent
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'', 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12. He made his Nottinghamshire debut in June 2018 before going on to play six times for the county during the season, taking 11 wickets.Kent sign paceman Matt Milnes
Kent County Cricket Club, 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12. In September 2018 he signed a three-year contract with

for the start of the 2019 season despite being offered a contract extension by Nottinghamshire, making his Kent debut in the county's first match of the 2019 season against Loughborough MCCU. He made his

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debut on 17 April 2019, taking a five-wicket haul on debut for Kent against

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in the

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.Hogwood C (2019
Kent suffer 90 run defeat to Hampshire in Royal London One-Day Cup opener
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'', 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2019-04-18. After having been signed as a replacement for

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during the

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, in April 2022 he was drafted by

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for the 2022 season. He signed for Yorkshire ahead of the 2023 season. Yorkshire sign Matt Milnes from Kent

, 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2023-04-07

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Milnes, Matt 1994 births Living people English cricketers Durham MCCU cricketers Nottinghamshire cricketers Kent cricketers Cricketers from Nottingham Alumni of Stephenson College, Durham Welsh Fire cricketers Oval Invincibles cricketers Yorkshire cricketers