Hugh Milling, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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cricketer (1962-2003)
Date of Birth: 04-Sep-1962
Place of Birth: Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 17-Feb-2003
Profession: cricketer
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Hugh Milling
- Hugh Milling (4 September 1962 – 17 February 2003) was an Irish first-class cricketer. Milling was born at Carrickfergus and was educated at Marist College, Athlone, from there, he went up to Trinity College, Dublin.
- While studying in Dublin, he played club cricket for Dublin University and Phoenix.
- He made his debut for Ireland in a List A one-day game against Leicestershire at Leicester in the 1986 NatWest Trophy, taking 4/63 on debut with his fast-medium bowling.
- The following year he played in what would be his only match in first-class cricket, against Scotland at Coleraine.
- Batting twice during the match, Milling was dismissed in Ireland's first-innings for 2 runs by James Govan, while in their second-innings he ended unbeaten on 4 runs.
- With his hostile fast-medium bowling, he took six wickets in the match, claiming figures of 4/81 in Scotland's first-innings.
- He made two further appearances in List A cricket, against Northamptonshire in the 1987 NatWest Trophy, and Gloucestershire in the 1988 NatWest Trophy.
- He took a total of 9 wickets in his three List A matches, averaging 19.57 runs per wicket.Having studied for a diploma in education at Ulster University, Milling moved into the teaching profession.
- He taught for a while in Northern Ireland, before accepting a position with Hulme Grammar School in Oldham, England.
- His move to England saw him play his club cricket in the Lancashire League with Werneth.
- He accompanied the school on a visit to Austria in 2003; while skiing he fell and hit his head.
- Seemingly uninjured, he retired to his hotel room, but died that night in his sleep from a head injury that resulted from the fall.
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