John Peter Crispin Mills, known as Peter Mills, is an English former cricketer who played from 1979 to 1982 for

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and

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. He appeared in 41 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman. Mills was born in

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on 6 December 1958 and was educated at Oundle School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, . He is the son of Michael Mills, who played for Cambridge University and

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after the

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. Peter Mills scored 1,585 runs with a highest score of 111.Peter Mills at CricketArchive
/ref> He bowled just one over of right-arm medium pace in first-class cricket. He played Minor Counties cricket for

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between 1980 and 1984.

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