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George Milman

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George Milman
Personal information
Full name
George Alderson Milman
Born11 October 1830
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Died29 December 1898(1898-12-29) (aged 68)
Heavitree, Devon, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RelationsSir Lionel Milman (nephew)
Sir Dermot Milman (great-nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1868–1869Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 48
Batting average 9.60
100s/50s –/–
Top score 31
Balls bowled 360
Wickets 15
Bowling average 9.60
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 7/65
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 September 2021

George Alderson Milman (11 October 1830 – 29 December 1898) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of Sir William George Milman, he was born at Westminster in October 1830.[1] Milman graduated from the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich in December 1848 as a second lieutenant into the Royal Artillery,[2] before being promoted to first lieutenant in January 1849.[3] Milman served with the Royal Artillery in the Crimean War and was present at the Siege of Sevastopol.[4] He was promoted to second captain in May 1856.[5] Following the war, Milman was decorated by the Ottoman Empire with the Order of the Medjidie, 5th Class in March 1858.[6]

He first played first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club against the Gentlemen of Kent at the Canterbury Cricket Week of 1863,[7] with success, with Milman taking figures of 5 for 45 and 7 for 65 in the match with his right-arm medium pace bowling.[8] He later made a further two first-class appearances, this time for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Cambridge University in 1868 and 1869.[7] In the Royal Artillery, Milman was made a captain in charge of a company of gentlemen cadets in July 1867.[9] Having held the brevet ranks of captain and major, he was made a brevet lieutenant colonel in January 1868,[10] before gaining the rank in full in December 1873.[11] He was placed on the retired list in July 1881.[12] Milman died at Heavitree in December 1898. His nephew was Sir Lionel Milman, while his great–nephew was Sir Dermot Milman, 8th Baronet.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Colonel George Alderson Milman". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. ^ "No. 20932". The London Gazette. 2 January 1849. p. 3.
  3. ^ "No. 20936". The London Gazette. 16 January 1849. p. 136.
  4. ^ Kane, John (1869). List of Officers of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. Royal Artillery Institution. p. 61.
  5. ^ "No. 6502". The Edinburgh Gazette. 19 June 1855. p. 732.
  6. ^ "No. 22107". The London Gazette. 2 March 1858. p. 1261.
  7. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by George Milman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Gentlemen of Kent v Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club, 1863". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  9. ^ "No. 23280". The London Gazette. 23 July 1867. p. 4107.
  10. ^ "No. 23361". The London Gazette. 13 March 1868. p. 1648.
  11. ^ "No. 24045". The London Gazette. 16 December 1873. p. 5937.
  12. ^ "No. 25021". The London Gazette. 30 September 1881. p. 4899.
  13. ^ Deaths. Army and Navy Gazette. 7 January 1899. p. 9
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