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Leon Hill

Leon Hill

Australian cricketer (1936–2018)

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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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

  1. [1]
    "South Australia v Victoria 1959–60". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Queensland v South Australia 1959–60". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Leon Trevor Hill". The Age. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
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