Mills close to a return

New Zealand seam bowler Kyle Mills is getting closer to a return to cricket and expects to be back playing domestic cricket for the Auckland Aces before Christmas.

Mills who has been recovering from a knee injury has spent a lot of time with his physio and has been put on a strict programme to ensure he shapes up for the Commonwealth Bank Series in Australia starting next month.

In further good news for New Zealand’s bowlers, Daryl Tuffey to set to return to action for the Northern Knights in a domestic one-day game on 23rd November.