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| Full name | Matthew Edward Milnes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 July 1994 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Durham MCCU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Nottinghamshire (squad no. 16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Kent (squad no. 8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Welsh Fire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Oval Invincibles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Yorkshire (squad no. 4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 1 April 2014 Durham MCCU v Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 17 April 2019 Kent v Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,31 August 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matthew Edward Milnes (born 29 July 1994) is an English professional cricketer who currently plays for Yorkshire County Cricket Club,having moved from Kent at the end of the 2022 season. [1] Milnes was born in Nottingham and grew up in the city [2] [3] [4] and attended West Bridgford School in the city before going to Durham University. [1] A seam bowler, [5] he was part of the Nottinghamshire Academy programme [2] before making his first-class cricket debut in April 2014 for Durham MCC University against Derbyshire. [1] He received a Half-Palatinate for his cricketing activities at university. [6]
Whilst at university Milnes played for Durham Second XI in 2013 and 2014 and for Nottinghamshire's Second XI from 2016. [7] [8] After graduating from university he initially signed a three-month contract with Nottinghamshire in June 2017 after impressing the club with his performances for the Second XI. [9] At the end of the season he attracted interest from Durham before signing a one-year deal with Nottinghamshire. [2] [10] He made his Nottinghamshire debut in June 2018 before going on to play six times for the county during the season,taking 11 wickets. [11]
In September 2018 he signed a three-year contract with Kent for the start of the 2019 season despite being offered a contract extension by Nottinghamshire, [5] [10] making his Kent debut in the county's first match of the 2019 season against Loughborough MCCU. He made his List A cricket debut on 17 April 2019,taking a five-wicket haul on debut for Kent against Hampshire in the 2019 Royal London One-Day Cup. [12] After having been signed as a replacement for Welsh Fire during the 2021 season of The Hundred,in April 2022 Milnes was drafted by Oval Invincibles for the 2022 season. [13] [14]
After taking 193 wickets in 94 appearances for Kent,including 126 in first-class matches,Milnes signed for Yorkshire ahead of the 2023 season. [15] [16] [17] He played for Yorkshire for three seasons,although a number of back injuries restricted his appearances. He had only played five County Championship matches for Yorkshire before,in August 2025,he agreed to rejoin Kent for the following season. [17] [18]