Tymal Solomon Mills (born 12 August 1992) is an English international

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er who currently plays internationally for

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and domestically for

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. He is a left-handed fast bowler and a right-handed batsman who plays mainly as a bowler. He made his international debut for England in July 2016.

Early life

Mills was born on 12 August 1992 in

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, England. He was educated at

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and played for

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. Mills studied sports journalism at the

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, before leaving to pursue a career in cricket.

Domestic career

Essex

Mills made his first-class debut for

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against the Sri Lankans in the tourist match of 2011 at

Chelmsford Chelmsford () is a city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Southend-on-Sea and Colchester. It is located north-east of Londo ...

. He made his Championship debut against

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in July 2011. His figures in the first-innings were 0–51, but in the second innings, he took 3–48. During the winter of 2011, Tymal Mills was named on the England Performance Programme (EPP). He began with training at

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as well as camps in North Wales and with the Greater Manchester Fire Department. Mills then went to

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for three weeks in November on a specialist fast bowling programme. On Friday 16 December, Mills was a surprise inclusion in the 16 man England Lions squad. In 2012 Mills took 5 List A wickets and average of 58.60. He performed better in the Championship, taking 14 wickets at an average of 30.35. In 2013, his form in List A cricket improved, as he took ten wickets at an average of 23.30. However, he failed to kick on in the Championship, taking 11 wickets, three less than the previous season. His performances for Essex earned him another place on an England performance programme, and he took six wickets for the Lions on their tour of Sri Lanka.

Sussex

In 2014, Mills joined Sussex. He took wickets at an average of 20 in the English T20 competition, and his pace ensured he continued to stand out. He also bowled in the First division of the County Championship for the first time, taking 14 wickets at an average of just below 35. In 2015, he was diagnosed with a congenital back condition and as a result, took time out of playing red-ball cricket. He continued to play T20 cricket and took 19 wickets at an average of 18.84.

Overseas leagues

Pakistan Super League

From 2016, Mills played for

Quetta Gladiators Quetta Gladiators ( Urdu, Balochi: ; Pashto: کویټه ګلیډیټرز) is a Pakistani professional Twenty20 cricket franchise that competes in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). They play most home games at the 27,000-capacity Gaddafi Stad ...

in the

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before signing with

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in 2018. In 2019, he was picked by

Peshawar Zalmi Peshawar Zalmi ( ur, ; ps, پېښور زلمي; literally meaning "Peshawar's youth") is a Pakistani franchise T20 cricket team which plays in the Pakistan Super League and represents Peshawar, the capital city of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa pro ...

before returning to Quetta for the 2020 season.

Indian Premier League

In February 2017, Mills was bought by

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for the

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for . This made him the second highest-paid overseas player in the 2017 IPL behind

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. In February 2022, he was bought by the

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in the

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for the

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tournament.

Other T20 franchise cricket

In September 2018, Mills was named in Kandahar's squad in the

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of the

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tournament. In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the inaugural edition of the

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cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled. Mills featured in the first edition of ' The Hundred', a 100 ball cricket competition for the '

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'. The Southern Brave won the first cup/title of 'The Hundred' by beating Birmingham Phoenix in the finals. In April 2022, he was bought by the

for the 2022 season of The Hundred.

International career

On 5 July 2016, Mills made his

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(T20I) debut for England against Sri Lanka, taking figures of 0-22 as England won by eight wickets. Mills was selected for the T20I series against India in January 2017. He took 1–27 in the first game as England recorded a seven-wicket victory. In the second match, he took figures of 1-36 as India made 144/8, which proved to be a winning score for India. In the final match of the series, he took figures of 1-31 and was then dismissed for a duck as England lost by 75 runs. In September 2021, Mills was named in England's squad for the

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. Mills made his international comeback for England after 5 years in their first match of the World Cup against

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and took 2-17 from his 4 overs.

Ventures Outside of Cricket

Pace Journal

In May 2020, he joined Pace Journal, a platform that inspires, educates and entertains fast bowlers and cricket fans around the world as an official partner. Speaking on his involvement, Mills stated that he had been following the channel for a while and the consistency and quality of content they produce gave him a lot of faith in their vision. He added that the prospect of being involved in a project which helps in giving back to the game, as well as supporting upcoming cricketers, is of huge interest to him. By joining Pace Journal, Mills aims to advance their mission to create the most authentic, the most informed and the most diverse collection of insights, tips and experiences on fast bowling.

Personal life

Mills was diagnosed with a

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back condition in 2015. He spent three months of the winter of 2020/21 recovering from a

stress fracture A stress fracture is a fatigue-induced bone fracture caused by repeated stress over time. Instead of resulting from a single severe impact, stress fractures are the result of accumulated injury from repeated submaximal loading, such as running or ...

and had to wear a

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References

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