Leon Trevor Hill (28 February 1936 – 22 January 2018) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for South Australia and Queensland from 1958 to 1963.
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| Full name | Leon Trevor Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 February 1936 West Croydon, South Australia, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 January 2018 (aged 81) Prahran, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958–59 to 1960–61 | South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962–63 | Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 29 August 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A number-three batsman and off-spin bowler, Leon Hill began the 1959–60 Sheffield Shield season with a century for South Australia – 100 out of a second innings total of 200 – against Victoria.[1] Later that season he scored 83 (the side’s top score) and 29 against Queensland.[2] He lost form after that season and moved to Queensland, where he played two first-class matches, then to Victoria.
He and his wife Val had a son and a daughter.[3]
References
edit- ^ "South Australia v Victoria 1959–60". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Queensland v South Australia 1959–60". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Leon Trevor Hill". The Age. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
External links
edit- Leon Hill at ESPNcricinfo
- Leon Hill at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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