Background
He was born at Stourbridge, Worcestershire.
He was born at Stourbridge, Worcestershire.
He is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. Milnes made a single Youth Test appearance for England Under-19s against Sri Lanka Under-19s in January 2011 at the Galle International Stadium. Later during the tour he made three Youth One Day International appearances.
During the 2011 English cricket season, Milnes made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Durham MCCU at The Racecourse Ground, Durham.
In what was his only appearance for Warwickshire in that season, Milnes scored 23 runs in Warwickshire"s first-innings, before being dismissed by Alex Deuchar, while in Durham MCCU"s second-innings he took figures of 4/15. Milnes joined Derbyshire on loan in July 2015, making his debut for in a County Championship fixture against Surrey at The Oval.
After it was announced in September 2015 that Milnes was to be released by Warwickshire, he signed a two-year contract with Derbyshire.