William Mills (19 March 1875 – 8 April 1962) was a New Zealand

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er. He played

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for

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and

Taranaki Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano of Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont. The main centre is the city of New Plymouth. The New Plymouth D ...

between 1894 and 1904. On his first-class debut Mills took 6 for 35 and 6 for 55 for Taranaki against

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in the last match of Fiji's tour of New Zealand in 1894–95.

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* 1875 births 1962 deaths New Zealand cricketers Auckland cricketers Taranaki cricketers Cricketers from Auckland {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1870s-stub

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