Millard tipped for England cricket success

James Millard is being tipped for big things with the England visually-impaired team

HE might still be a teenager but Chichester’s James Millard is already gearing up for his first Blind World Cup with England’s visually-impaired cricket team – and his coach insists it won’t be his last.

Millard, who doesn’t turn 19 until next month, will head to South Africa as part of head coach Ross Hunter’s 17-man England squad who are looking to lift the World Cup for the first time ever.

While competition for places will be stiff, Hunter expects Millard to be pushing the experienced members of the squad all the way to play their first match against Sri Lanka on November 27.

And head coach Hunter insists the experience of taking part in a World Cup for the first time is something that will have lasting benefits for Chichester College pupil Millard and the rest of his career.

“James is one of the younger players in the group and is someone that is learning all the time,” he said.

“This World Cup is going to benefit him hugely and I think he will come back from South Africa a much better player.

“Going through the experience of being at a World Cup at his age is something that will stay with him for a long time.