Anthony Hillary
English cricketer
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Anthony Aylmer Hillary (28 August 1926 – 20 June 1991), known as Tony Hillary, was an English cricketer. Hillary was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break.
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| Full name | Anthony Aylmer Hillary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 August 1926 Shenfield, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 June 1991 (aged 64) Truro, Cornwall, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954–1962 | Berkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 8 November 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born at Shenfield, Essex, Hillary studied at the University of Cambridge, while there he played a single first-class cricket match for the university cricket club against Sussex at Fenner's in 1951.[1] In a match which ended as a draw, Hillary batted once, scoring 49 runs in Cambridge University's first-innings before being dismissed by James Langridge.[2] He later played minor counties cricket for Berkshire, debuting in the 1954 Minor Counties Championship against Cornwall. He played minor counties cricket for Berkshire until 1962, making 67 appearances.[3]
Outside of cricket, Hillary was a history teacher at Abingdon School from 1952 to 1988.[4] He died at Truro, Cornwall on 20 June 1991.