Arthur Stewart Mills (20 December 1923 – 28 December 2001), also known as Dick Mills, was a New Zealand cricketer. He played one first-class match for Otago in the 1947–48 season.

Mills was born at Invercargill in Southland in 1923 and grew up in Dunedin. He worked as a clerk and was a member of the Air Training Corps. He served in World War II in the New Zealand Airforce, qualifying as a pilot in July 1943 before serving in No. 22 Squadron RNZAF where he saw active service in the Pacific. He was promoted to pilot officer in 1944, and later became a professional pilot with the New Zealand National Airways Corporation.McCarron, Tony (2010). New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 92. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Personal, Otago Daily Times, issue 26850, 14 August 1948, p. 8. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2 June 2023.)Young NZ pilot shoots down first Zero, Manawatu Standard, volume LXIV, issue 50, 27 January 1944, p. 5. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2 June 2023.)Flight squadron's appreciation, Otago Daily Times, issue 25676, 26 October 1944, p. 4. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2 June 2023.)

A wicket-keeper, Mills played club cricket for Carisbrook, Old Boys' and Albion Cricket Clubs in Dunedin and was described as a "capable batsman of the forcing type"Forceful batting, Otago Daily Times, issue 26367, 23 January 1947, p. 2. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2 June 2023.) who was a "distinctly useful" keeper.Cricket: The season reviewed, Evening Star, issue 24157, 30 March 1942, p. 7. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2 June 2023.)Good wicketkeeping, Otago Daily Times, issue 26315, 21 November 1946, p. 4. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2 June 2023.) His only first-class match was a March 1948 fixture for Otago against the touring Fiji side at Carisbrook in Dunedin. He scored 16 runs in the match.Dick Mills, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 June 2023. In December 1949 he played a single Hawke Cup match for Manawatu against Hutt Valley, scoring a half-century in his side's second innings. As well as cricket, Mills captained the Otago basketball side.Men's basketball, Evening Star, issue 25809, 4 June 1946, p. 2. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 2 June 2023.)

Mills died at Auckland in 2001. He was 78. An obituary was published in the 2005 New Zealand Cricket Almanack.

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