Leon Hill

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.

Leon Hill
Personal information
Full nameLeon Trevor Hill
Born(1936-02-28)28 February 1936
West Croydon, South Australia, Australia
Died22 January 2018(2018-01-22) (aged 81)
Prahran, Victoria, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1958–59 to 1960–61South Australia
1962–63Queensland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 17
Runs scored 584
Batting average 18.83
100s/50s 1/1
Top score 100
Balls bowled 968
Wickets 8
Bowling average 51.50
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/47
Catches/stumpings 9/0
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

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