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Kyle Mills

Kyle Mills, New Zealand cricketer

Born
March 15, 1979
Age in 2026
47
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1979

About Kyle Mills

Kyle David Mills is a New Zealand cricket coach and former international cricketer who is the former bowling coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders. He was also a former captain of the New Zealand cricket team in limited-overs matches. Mills played top-class cricket between 1998 and 2015 as a bowler. He featured in three World Cup tournaments for New Zealand in 2003, 2011 and 2015. He was a member of New Zealand's first ever T20I team. He also topped the ICC ODI bowling rankings in 2009 and also occupied in the top ten bowling rankings among bowlers in ODI cricket for a considerable period of time. He was also a part of the New Zealand squad to finish as runners-up at the 2015 Cricket World Cup. He made his first-class debut for Auckland in the 1998/99 season. He made his ODI debut against Pakistan on 15 April 2001 against Pakistan during the 2000–01 ARY Gold Cup and took his first ODI wicket on his debut by dismissing Imran Nazir. However, he picked up a side strain on his test debut where he only managed to bowl six overs in England's first innings and couldn't bowl in the second innings.

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Kyle Mills timeline

  1. He made his first-class debut for Auckland in the 1998/99 season.
  2. Mills played top-class cricket between 1998 and 2015 as a bowler.
  3. He made his ODI debut against Pakistan on 15 April 2001 against Pakistan during the 2000–01 ARY Gold Cup and took his first ODI wicket on his debut by dismissing Imran Nazir.

The world when Kyle Mills was born

Kyle Mills was born in 1979. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1979

  • #1 song"My Sharona" – The Knack
  • Top movieKramer vs. Kramer
  • Top TV showLaverne & Shirley
  • Best-selling bookThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Miracle on Ice" (1980 — actually)
  • Top headlineIran hostage crisis begins
  • Technology milestoneSony Walkman released — portable music goes mainstream
  • Defining fadSony Walkman — portable music revolution
  • Notable inventionSony Walkman
  • World population4.38 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • Also wonSeattle SuperSonics (NBA)
  • U.S. population225.1M

1979 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Kyle Mills's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19792026
Gas$0.86$3.45/gal
Average home$62,900$435,000
Average income$19,554$67,500
Minimum wage$2.90$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.51$11.95
Postage stamp$0.15$0.73
Population225.1M341 million

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